Catching the wind : Penang in a rising Asia /

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 t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Hutchinson, Francis E., Saravanamuttu, J. (Jayaratnam)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2013.
Temas:
World Heritage areas > Malaysia > Pulau Pinang (State)
Sites du patrimoine mondial > Malaisie > Pulau Pinang (État)
Economic history
Manners and customs
World Heritage areas
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) > Economic conditions.
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) > History.
Pulau Pinang (Malaysia : State) > Social life and customs.
Malaysia > Pulau Pinang (State)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (234 pages)
ISBN:9789814414357
9814414352

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