Cargando…
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Singapore :
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,
2013.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword by K Kesavapany; Forword by Liew Chin Tong; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION by Johan Saravanamuttu and Francis E. Hutchinson; 1. Situating Penang in Asia and Malaysia by Francis E. Hutchinson; 2. George Town, Penang: Managing a Multicultural World Heritage Site by Khoo Salma Nasution; 3. Heritage as Knowledge: Time, Space, and Culture in Penang by Goh Beng Lan; 4. Heritage Conservation and Muslims in George Town by Syed Muhd Khairudin Aljunied; 5. Investment Opportunities in Penang by Lee Kah Choon, Wein Siew Wei and Sherine Loke.
- 6. Penang in the New Asian Economy: Skills Development & Future Human Resource Challenges by Poh Heem Heem and Tan Yin Hooi7. PBA Holdings Bhd: The Road to Privatisation, Corporatisation and Beyond by Jaseni Maidinsa; 8. Penang's Technology Opportunities by Yoon Chon Leong; 9. Building a Temporary Second Home: Japanese Long-stay Retirees in Penang by Mika Toyota and Mayumi Ono; 10. Medical Tourism in Penang: A Brief Review of the Sector by Su-Ann Oh; 11. Penang's Halal Industry by Rosalind Chua; REFERENCES.