Industrializing Malaysia

Despite growing concern over environmental issues and the sustainability of economic growth, industrialization is still generally associated with progress and development. This is particularly true of developing countries where industrialization is often the nation's top priority. Industrializing Malaysia presents a critical analysis of the experience of industrialization in Malaysia, examining the role, impact and efficacy of post-independence industrialization policies. The author refocuses attention on some major intended as well as unintended implications and consequences of policies and performance. A wide range of issues is covered: in addition to general historical commentaries and sectoral studies, there are analyses of direct foreign investment, technology, linkages, free trade zones, industrial estates, and rural development.

The editor, Jomo K.S.is professor of economics at the University of Malaysia. The book has a wide range of international contributors with half drawn from Malaysia and the other half from India, the USA, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Introduction, K.S. Jomo; Chapter 1 Malaysian Industrialisation in Historical Perspective, K.S. Jomo, Chris Edwards; Chapter 2 Labour Flexibility in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector, Guy Standing; Chapter 3 Direct Foreign Investment in the Malaysian Industrial Sector, Anuwar Ali, Wong Poh Kam; Chapter 4 Free Trade Zones and Industrial Development in Malaysia, Rajah Rasiah; Chapter 5 Malaysian Manufacturing Sector Linkages, Leslie O'Brien; Chapter 6 Malaysian Rural Industrialisation Strategies in National Perspective, Ashwani Saith; Chapter 7 Technology Transfer in the Malaysian Manufacturing Sector, Anuwar Ali; Chapter 8 Electronics And Industrialisation, David O'Connor; Chapter 9 Textiles and Clothing: Sunrise Or Sunset Industry?, David O'Connor; Chapter 10 Made-In-Malaysia: The Proton Project, S. Jayasankaran; Chapter 11 Prospects for Malaysian Industrialisation in Light of East Asian NIC Experiences, K.S. Jomo; Chapter 12 State Intervention and Industrialisation in South Korea, Chris Edwards; Chapter 13 Policy Options For Malaysian Industrialisation, Chris Edwards, K.S. Jomo;