Malaysia 8217;s industrialization the quest for technology
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Singapore
Oxford University Press
1992.
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| Series: | South-East Asian social science monographs
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Industrialization: Policy Adjustments and Economic Impact. Policy Adjustments Affecting Industrial Investments. A Manufacturing as a Leading Sector. Increasing Capital-intensity and Employment. The Increase in Manufactured Exports in the 1970s and 1980s
- 3. The Industrial Master Plan, 1986-1995. The Industrial Master Plan and Its Objectives. 8217;Leap-frogging 8217; into an Industrialized Economy. The Development of Resource-based Industries. The Industrial Master Plan and the Critical Role of Technology
- 4. Global Trends: Implications for Malaysia. The Pace of Internationalization. Japan and the Emergence of the Newly Industrialized Countries. Sustained Industrial Growth and New Technologies. Global Adjustments and International Technology Diffusion
- 5. The Need for Technological Advancement. The Major Forms of Technological Change. The Technology Development Phases in Malaysia. The Nature of Technology Transfer in Malaysia. The Existing Policy Framework and Approval Mechanism. The Policy on Remunerations for Technology Transfer
- 6. State Intervention and Technological Change. The Early Research and Development Initiatives. Managing Technological Change. The Private Sector: Lacking Technological Input. An Affirmative Role of the State. Development a National S & T Framework: The Role of the State in the 1990s
- 7. Explicit Priorities in Technology Development. Reappraisal of S & T Strategies. Human Resources for Technology Development. Development of Technological Capability. Balancing Imported and Indigenous Technologies. The Ability to Acquire, Adapt, and Innovate. Creating a Conducive S & T Environment
- 8. Policy Implications for Enhancing Technology Development. Policies to Support Industrial Technology. Human Resource Development: Education and Training. Industrial Training and Support for R & D. Promoting Technology Diffusion and Application. Public Sector Support Policies. The S & T Institutional Framework.