Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)

Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)

This paper charts the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with northern Indonesia and southern Thailand .The discussion points out that the current IMT (Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand)growth triangle is not a new phenomenon for this region and for Penang in particular. For muc...

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Main Author: Nordin Hussin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2007
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1598/
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spelling ukm-15982016-12-14T06:29:54Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1598/ Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand) Nordin Hussin, This paper charts the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with northern Indonesia and southern Thailand .The discussion points out that the current IMT (Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand)growth triangle is not a new phenomenon for this region and for Penang in particular. For much of the eighteenth century, Penang’s identity and commercial viability were seen to depend on its role as a hub for surrounding sub-regional economies. The main inter-state corridor had a long history as a route of trade and suppression that placed Penang’s fortunes in ever closer proximity to those of Southern Siam, Kedah, Perak, Aceh, Burma and the Coromandel Coast of India. The discussion further illustrates the importance of Penang as the main source of accumulated capital and Chinese labour which played different roles in the process of mining development. Finally, a point is made about the importance of Penang as a key contributor towards the acceleration of the economic growth and social transformation of southern Thailand, as well as for the northern region of Sumatra Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1598/1/Geografia_3%2C1_%2875-83%29.pdf Nordin Hussin, (2007) Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand). Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 3 (1). pp. 75-83. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia
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description This paper charts the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with northern Indonesia and southern Thailand .The discussion points out that the current IMT (Indonesia- Malaysia-Thailand)growth triangle is not a new phenomenon for this region and for Penang in particular. For much of the eighteenth century, Penang’s identity and commercial viability were seen to depend on its role as a hub for surrounding sub-regional economies. The main inter-state corridor had a long history as a route of trade and suppression that placed Penang’s fortunes in ever closer proximity to those of Southern Siam, Kedah, Perak, Aceh, Burma and the Coromandel Coast of India. The discussion further illustrates the importance of Penang as the main source of accumulated capital and Chinese labour which played different roles in the process of mining development. Finally, a point is made about the importance of Penang as a key contributor towards the acceleration of the economic growth and social transformation of southern Thailand, as well as for the northern region of Sumatra
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Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
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title Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
title_short Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
title_full Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
title_fullStr Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
title_full_unstemmed Charting the early history of Penang trading networks and its connections with the new ASEAN growth triangle (Malaysia- Indonesia-Thailand)
title_sort charting the early history of penang trading networks and its connections with the new asean growth triangle (malaysia- indonesia-thailand)
publisher Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
publishDate 2007
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1598/
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