Malaysias Leap Into the Future: The Building Blocks Towards Balanced Development

Description: Malaysias Leap Into the Future by Rajah Rasiah, Kamal Salih, Cheong Kee Cheok This book presents the future development of Malaysia. It discusses Malaysias economic growth and structural change compared to some of the Northeast East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book presents the future development of Malaysia. It puts together building blocks to achieve a better future. These blocks are poverty and income inequality, population, demography and urbanization, growth and technological progress, education, human capital and skills, finance, labor, the environment, and health care. It examines the reasons for the decline in the agricultural sector with an emphasis on food security. It discusses Malaysias economic growth and structural change compared to some of the Northeast East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. It explains the projections of population and demographic change and its bearing on government policies. It evaluates the countrys education sector and discusses the strategies to improve its role in the country further. It argues for replacing ethnic-based approaches with a needs-based system for the future direction to build a plural Malaysia. This insightful book is of interest across several fields, includingdemography, economic development, and urbanization. Back Cover This book presents the future development of Malaysia. It puts together building blocks to achieve a better future. These blocks are poverty and income inequality, population, demography and urbanization, growth and technological progress, education, human capital and skills, finance, labor, the environment, and health care. It examines the reasons for the decline in the agricultural sector with an emphasis on food security. It discusses Malaysias economic growth and structural change compared to some of the Northeast East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. It explains the projections of population and demographic change and its bearing on government policies. It evaluates the countrys education sector and discusses the strategies to improve its role in the country further. It argues for replacing ethnic-based approaches with a needs-based system for the future direction to build a plural Malaysia. This insightful book is of interest across several fields, including demography, economic development, and urbanization. Author Biography Rajah Rasiah, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. His research interests include technology and international development, foreign investment, human capital, public health, and environment. He holds external positions at UNU-MERIT, Oxford University, Cambridge University, and Universiti Tenaga Nasional. He is the 2014 recipient of the Celso Furtado Prize awarded by the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of social science thought.Kamal Salih, Ph.D. is an Executive Chairman of Ankar Corporation and Chairman of Malaysia Institute of Economic Research (MIER). He has served as Senior Technical Advisor to UNDP Malaysia and was Adjunct Professor of Economics and Development Studies and Senior Advisor to Asia Europe Institute in University Malaya.Kee-Cheok Cheong is currently Senior Research Fellow, Institute of China Studies, and Senior Advisor, Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. As a graduate of the University of Malaya, he obtained his Ph.D. at the London School of Economics. Upon his return from studies, he joined the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, where he held the positions of Deputy Dean and Dean of Faculty. After a decade at UM, he spent 16 years at the World Bank in the capacity of Economist and subsequently Senior Economist. At the Bank, he was Coordinator for China and Vietnam in the Economic Development Institute, now the World Bank Institute. After returning to Malaysia in 2000, he has continued as Consultant for the Bank and UN agencies. Back with the University of Malaya since 2010, he has coauthored books, book chapters, and published numerous papers in top-tier academic journals as well as successfully supervised Ph.D. students, both international and local. Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Explaining Malaysias Economic Growth.- Chapter 3. Population and Demography.- Chapter 4. Agriculture and Food Security.- Chapter 5. Manufacturing Transformation.- Chapter 6. Knowledge-based Services.- Chapter 7. Education.- Chapter 8. Talent and Human capital.- Chapter 9. Financing Development.- Chapter 10. Future of Labour.- Chapter 11. Poverty and Inequality.- Chapter 12. Urbanization and Infrastructure.- Chapter 13. Natural Environment.- Chapter 14. Healthcare and Well Being. Feature Examines the political economy of Malaysia to build a better future Examines national economy using an interdisciplinary set of lenses Brings together work from international and leading researchers in academia and industry Details ISBN9811670447 Short Title Malaysias Leap into the Future Series Dynamics of Asian Development Language English ISBN-10 9811670447 ISBN-13 9789811670442 Format Hardcover Subtitle The Building Blocks Towards Balanced Development DOI 10.1007/978-981-16-7045-9 Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Edition 1st Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore Year 2022 Pages 361 Publication Date 2022-03-22 UK Release Date 2022-03-22 Illustrations 14 Illustrations, color; 41 Illustrations, black and white; XXIII, 361 p. 55 illus., 14 illus. in color. Author Cheong Kee Cheok Edited by Cheong Kee Cheok Edition Description 1st ed. 2022 Alternative 9789811670473 DEWEY 330.959506 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134960233;

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