Reflections on Development in Southeast Asia

Reflections on Development in Southeast Asia
Author: Teck Ghee Lim
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 213
Release: 1988
Genre: History
ISBN: 9971988992

The rapid pace of economic development in Southeast Asia has involved a changing and often volatile relationship between traditional structures and values, and new structures associated with state and administrative power. In this volume, a variety of original perspectives is offered on crucial subjects, including region, the bureaucracy, the state and non-governmental organizations.

Growth, Structural Change and Regional Inequality in Malaysia

Growth, Structural Change and Regional Inequality in Malaysia
Author: Asan Ali Golam Hassan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2017-11-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351156918

Economic development in the long run is seen as a process of structural change that is affected by economic growth. Malaysia is one of the middle-income economies that are going through rapid structural change. Since the mid 1980s it has changed to an industrially based economy with large-scale export of electrical and electronic components. However, thirty years after Malaysia's re-distributive policies have been exercised, regional inequality still exists. This book examines the nature and impact of regional policies in relation to the patterns of demographic and economic structural change and in relation to growth, distribution and income disparities across regions in Peninsular Malaysia. The book also explores the degree to which differences in regional manufacturing distribution and concentration have contributed to regional inequality. It concludes with a number of recommendations for regional policies that will reduce this inequality.

Ersatz Capitalism and Industrial Policy in Southeast Asia

Ersatz Capitalism and Industrial Policy in Southeast Asia
Author: Fabian Bocek
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000601560

This book applies and develops the concept of “ersatz capitalism” in the analysis of industrial policy blockades to economic development in Malaysia and Indonesia. Drawing on insights from international political economy, development studies, industrial and innovation policy, and new institutionalism to refer to a specific type of capitalism, the book analyzes different paths and institutions of economic development within the entire East Asian region. Comprehensive theoretical insights are complemented by empirical case studies that relate to country and sectoral studies – the automotive and ICT industries – in Malaysia and Indonesia. Applying contemporary research on international political economy to refer to a specific type of capitalism, the author examines how conflicts of interest between factions of state apparatus, associations, and companies contribute to the failure of developmental policies. The unique combination of theory formation and empirical analysis provides a novel approach to international comparative research on capitalism. The book will be of interest to researchers in the fields of international political economy, development studies, new institutionalism, East Asian and Southeast Asian studies, and industrial and innovation policy.

Malaysia's Taxation System

Malaysia's Taxation System
Author: Mohamed Ariff
Publisher: Sunway University Press
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2023-09-05
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9675492953

Malaysia’s Taxation System: Contemporary Practices, Issues and Future Direction offers a clear and concise analysis of Malaysia’s taxation system in terms of its origin and its adaptation to changing economic and social conditions. With unique insights from experienced legal, accounting, and tax practitioners and eminent academics, this book highlights the need for a holistic review of the taxation system going forward as the country strives for high-income status in the near future.