Industrialization in Malaysia : import substitution and infant industry performance / Rokiah Alavi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alavi, Rokiah, 1963-

Series:

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 7.

Routledge studies in the growth economies of Asia ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Import substitution--Malaysia.

Import substitution.

Export marketing--Malaysia.

Export marketing.

Tariff--Malaysia.

Tariff.

New business enterprises--Malaysia.

New business enterprises.

Industrial policy--Malaysia.

Industrial policy.

Industrial policy--Korea (South).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some of the most successful growth economies in the Pacific Rim have combined protectionist Import Substitution Industrialisation policies with export-oriented policies. This study provides a systematic rethinking of relationships between strategies within the Malaysian context.

Contents:

Cover; INDUSTRIALISATION IN MALAYSIA; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of table; Preface; Introduction; 1 INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY: A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYSIS; The issue; Import-substitution industrial strategy; The structure and levels of protection in LDCs; Other IS issues; Recommendations for policy reform; Conclusion; 2 MALAYSIAN INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: 1957-1990's; Malaysia: a historical overview; The industrial strategies: 1950's to 1990's; Phase 1: import-substitution industrialisation strategy; Phase 2: export-orientated industrialisation strategy

Phase 3: second round of ISI strategy Phase 4: second round of EOI strategy; Sources manufacturing output growth; Dualistic industrial structure; High imported input dependency; Conclusion; 3 THE STRUCTURE OF TARIFF INCENTIVES IN MALAYSIA; Tariff- and non-tariff-related policy instruments; Criteria used to select industries; Effective rate of protection: the theory; Previous studies on ERP in Malaysia; Estimation of ERP for 1987; The analysis of ERP estimation; End-use grouping; Trade grouping; Conclusion; 4 THE INFANT INDUSTRY ARGUMENT: A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS

Infant industry argument: the theory Positive and fast productivity growth; The Mill test; The Bastable test; Government intervention; Conclusion; 5 PROTECTION AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; Productivity growth; The effects of factor intensity; Market orientation and productivity growth; Did protection policy increase productivity?; Conclusion; 6 HAVE THE INFANT INDUSTRIES GROWN UP?; Indicators of international competitiveness; Changes in the comparative advantage; Factors affecting changes in comparative advantage; Infant industries and exports; Conclusion; 7 CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS

How have Malaysian infant industries performed? The defects in protection policy; Deficiency in industrial strategy; Lessons to be learned from South Korean experience; Concluding remarks; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-206) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-76065-5

1-134-76066-3

1-280-53911-9

9786610539116

0-203-01441-3

9780203014417

OCLC:

828303916