Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak

Economic globalization has paved the way for a greater concentration of modern economic activities in metropolitan cities. Development of manufacturing and office-based economic activities together with residential areas in turn have resulted in the metropolitan cities to grow in size and eventual...

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Main Authors:	Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Nasir Nayan, Hanifah Mahat, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah
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Language:	English
Published:	School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016
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spelling	ukm-103082017-04-18T08:26:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10308/ Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Nasir Nayan, Hanifah Mahat, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Economic globalization has paved the way for a greater concentration of modern economic activities in metropolitan cities. Development of manufacturing and office-based economic activities together with residential areas in turn have resulted in the metropolitan cities to grow in size and eventually led to the expansion of urban region incorporating the surrounding large and small towns. However, only towns located along the development corridors will be impacted by the prevailing process, leaving other settlements relatively untouched and stagnant. This study examined current functional changes characterizing small towns in Malaysia with particular reference to Tanjong Malim, Perak. Using data obtained through observations and a household survey, the study found that there was a significant change in the role of Tanjong Malim from mainly acting as a collecting center for agricultural products to a center of manufacturing and services that provided non-farm employment opportunities to its surrounding population. This change suggested that economically Tanjong Malim was growing and would continue to play an important role as a major development centre in Perak. The finding is an important indicator that a small town located outside the mainstream development corridor is capable of transforming its role from a traditional collection centre to a more modern manufacturing and service centre if properly planned. This finding also suggests that a small town can still play a significant role in the economic development of a country even in the era of globalization that often tends to favour metropolitan regions. School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2016-05 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10308/1/3x.geografia-siupsi-mei16-Yazid-edam%20%282%29.pdf Yazid Saleh, and Mohmadisa Hashim, and Nasir Nayan, and Hanifah Mahat, and Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, (2016) Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 12 (6). pp. 24-33. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2016&vol=12&issue=6&ver=loc
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description	Economic globalization has paved the way for a greater concentration of modern economic activities in metropolitan cities. Development of manufacturing and office-based economic activities together with residential areas in turn have resulted in the metropolitan cities to grow in size and eventually led to the expansion of urban region incorporating the surrounding large and small towns. However, only towns located along the development corridors will be impacted by the prevailing process, leaving other settlements relatively untouched and stagnant. This study examined current functional changes characterizing small towns in Malaysia with particular reference to Tanjong Malim, Perak. Using data obtained through observations and a household survey, the study found that there was a significant change in the role of Tanjong Malim from mainly acting as a collecting center for agricultural products to a center of manufacturing and services that provided non-farm employment opportunities to its surrounding population. This change suggested that economically Tanjong Malim was growing and would continue to play an important role as a major development centre in Perak. The finding is an important indicator that a small town located outside the mainstream development corridor is capable of transforming its role from a traditional collection centre to a more modern manufacturing and service centre if properly planned. This finding also suggests that a small town can still play a significant role in the economic development of a country even in the era of globalization that often tends to favour metropolitan regions.
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author	Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Nasir Nayan, Hanifah Mahat, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
spellingShingle	Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Nasir Nayan, Hanifah Mahat, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah, Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
author_facet	Yazid Saleh, Mohmadisa Hashim, Nasir Nayan, Hanifah Mahat, Mohamad Suhaily Yusri Che Ngah,
author_sort	Yazid Saleh,
title	Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
title_short	Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
title_full	Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
title_fullStr	Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
title_full_unstemmed	Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak
title_sort	functional changes of malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from tanjong malim, perak
publisher	School of Social, Development and Environmental Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2016
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Functional changes of Malaysia’s small towns in the era of globalization: evidences from Tanjong Malim, Perak

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