Foreign Capital and Industrialization in Malaysia

by R. Rasiah

Overview

This book examines foreign capital's role in stimulating industrialization. Using both conventional and unconventional approaches, the author finds foreign capital to have played a positive role in Malaysia's industrialization. The branch- and industry-level analyses show generally strong pecuniary effects by foreign capital. Local-dominated branches and industries, however, show strong linkages with the domestic economy. The firm-level analysis tends to reveal strong technological spillovers from foreign capital. The book closes with regulatory prescriptions to enhance positive spillovers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333615058
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	04/10/1995
Series:	Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	263
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

RAJAH RASIAH

Table of Contents

List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - Appendices - Introduction - Foreign Manufacturing Capital in Developing Economies - Manufacturing in Colonial Malaya - Manufacturing Branches - Manufacturing Industries - Foreign Firms - Local Firms - Conclusions and Policy Implications - Bibliography - Index