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 statea's competitive advantage. In the 1970s the ageing entrepAi??t 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 Penanga's economic development up until the present. The question that now arises is whether Penanga's present mode of development will continue to be effective or whether it will have...
However impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental recon...
Once acting as local representatives of the national government and content to let their larger counterparts do the "heavy lifting," state and provincial governments are increasingly expected to be stewards of their economies and deliver sustained growth rates for their citizens. Spurred on by increasing competition, not least from neighbouring territories, sub-national governments are increasingly formulating their own plans for economic development, taking out loans, investing in specialist facilities, and establishing marketing offices abroad.
Once acting as local representatives of the national government and content to let their larger counterparts do the "heavy lifting," state and provinc...
Twenty-five years ago, the governments of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia agreed to jointly promote the citystate, the state of Johor in Malaysia and the Riau Islands in Indonesia. Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, book examines the interaction between Singapore, Johor, and the Riau Islands over the past quarter-century.
Twenty-five years ago, the governments of Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia agreed to jointly promote the citystate, the state of Johor in Malaysia a...
