After an overview of the state of industrial and labour strategies in Malaysia, the article focuses on labour in the context of industrial growth. It shows that moving from one technological niche to another would require systematic emphasis on skills, remuneration and training, and...

The political and economic forces underlying five (Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore) ASEAN countries' industrialisation are discussed, and their impact on the material living conditions of the masses is examined. The key structural elements involved in promoting...

Although increasing globalizations spurred rapid industrialization in Malaysia, this article shows that the lack of significant technological upgrading and structural change has caused the premature plateauing of manufacturing, stemming from failures to coordinate policies, enforce standards,...

While mainstream accounts of globalization are telling us that liberalization is essential for engendering the conditions of prosperity across the world, we argue that selective interventions are necessary to ensure that these processes open the path to the high road to industrialization. While...