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 volume seeks to refocus attention on some major intended, as well as unintended, implications and consequences of policies and performance. A wide range of issues is covered and 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. In discussing these...

There are competing theories to explain the reasons behind the international competitiveness of manufacturing in Asia. Analysing these different theories should bring important lessons, not just for Asia, but for developing economies the world over.