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Catching the Wind
. Ed(S): Hutchinson, Francis E.; Saravanamuttu, Johan
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Paperback. Editor(s): Hutchinson, Francis E.; Saravanamuttu, Johan. Series: Penang Studies Series. Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
However impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades, structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental reconfiguration of this Malaysian state’s competitive advantage. In the 1970s, the ageing entrepôt transformed itself into a manufacturing hub for the electronics industry and a well-known tourist site. This outward-looking model of economic growth has underpinned Penang’s economic development up until the present. The question that now arises is whether Penang’s present mode of development will continue to be effective, or whether it will have to transform itself. First, Malaysia in general, and Penang in particular are ... Read more
However impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades, structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental reconfiguration of this Malaysian state’s competitive advantage. In the 1970s, the ageing entrepôt transformed itself into a manufacturing hub for the electronics industry and a well-known tourist site. This outward-looking model of economic growth has underpinned Penang’s economic development up until the present. The question that now arises is whether Penang’s present mode of development will continue to be effective, or whether it will have to transform itself. First, Malaysia in general, and Penang in particular are ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Penang Studies Series
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, Singapore
ISBN
9789814379878
SKU
V9789814379878
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99-50
About . Ed(S): Hutchinson, Francis E.; Saravanamuttu, Johan
Francis E. Hutchinson is Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Regional Economic Studies Programme at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore. Johan Saravanamuttu is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore and was formerly professor of political science at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) in Penang where he served as Dean of the ... Read more
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