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Malaysia's development challenges : graduating from the middle / edited by Hal Hill, Tham Siew Yean, Ragayah Haji Mat Zin.

Contributor(s): Hill, Hal, 1948- | Tham, Siew Yean | Ragayah Haji Mat ZinMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Routledge Malaysian studies series ; 11.Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2012Description: xxv, 348 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780415631938 (pbk.)Subject(s): Economic development -- Malaysia | Malaysia -- Economic conditions | Malaysia -- Economic policyDDC classification: 338.9595 LOC classification: HC445.5 | .M35 2012
Contents:
Malaysian economic development : looking backward and forward / Hal Hill -- Political challenges in economic upgrading : Malaysia compared with South Korea and Taiwan / Joan M. Nelson -- The politics and policies of corporate development : race, rents and redistribution in Malaysia / Edmund Terence Gomez -- The Malaysian economy during three crises / Prema-chandra Athukorala -- Monetary policy and financial sector development / Michael Meow-Chung Yap and Kwek Kian Teng -- Public sector resource management / Suresh Narayanan -- Microeconomic reform in Malaysia / Cassey Lee -- Services liberalization : the need for complementary policies / Tham Siew Yean and Loke Wai Heng -- Is Malaysia's electronics industry moving up the value chain? / Rajah Rasiah -- The crisis in education / Lee Kiong Hock and Shyamala Nagaraj -- Poverty eradication and income distribution / Ragayah Haji Mat Zin -- Demographic and labour force dynamics / Gavin Jones -- Shifting the policy goal from environment to sustainable development / A.A. Hezri and S.R. Dovers.
Summary: "This book identifies and discusses the key aspects of Malaysia's current development policy challenges. Subjects covered include technology, education and skills, the promotion of entrpreneurship, social issues, monetary policy and governance issues, with the discussion of each subject empirically rich, rooted in Malaysia's development experience, and forward looking."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Malaysian economic development : looking backward and forward / Hal Hill -- Political challenges in economic upgrading : Malaysia compared with South Korea and Taiwan / Joan M. Nelson -- The politics and policies of corporate development : race, rents and redistribution in Malaysia / Edmund Terence Gomez -- The Malaysian economy during three crises / Prema-chandra Athukorala -- Monetary policy and financial sector development / Michael Meow-Chung Yap and Kwek Kian Teng -- Public sector resource management / Suresh Narayanan -- Microeconomic reform in Malaysia / Cassey Lee -- Services liberalization : the need for complementary policies / Tham Siew Yean and Loke Wai Heng -- Is Malaysia's electronics industry moving up the value chain? / Rajah Rasiah -- The crisis in education / Lee Kiong Hock and Shyamala Nagaraj -- Poverty eradication and income distribution / Ragayah Haji Mat Zin -- Demographic and labour force dynamics / Gavin Jones -- Shifting the policy goal from environment to sustainable development / A.A. Hezri and S.R. Dovers.

"This book identifies and discusses the key aspects of Malaysia's current development policy challenges. Subjects covered include technology, education and skills, the promotion of entrpreneurship, social issues, monetary policy and governance issues, with the discussion of each subject empirically rich, rooted in Malaysia's development experience, and forward looking."--Publisher's description.

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