From Free Port to Modern Economy: Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990

From Free Port to Modern Economy

Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990

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Edited by Chet Singh, Rajah Rasiah, Yee Tuan Wong

Publisher:: ISEAS–Yusof Ishak Institute
Online publication date:: January 2020
Print publication year:: 2019
Online ISBN:: 9789814843973

Subjects:: Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Middle East History
Series:: Books and Monographs

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The 1950s saw Lim Chong Eu taking an increasingly central role in Malayan politics, moving from the exhilarating preparation for independence to him losing political influence by the end of the decade. The following decade saw him trying to revive his political fortunes, and finally succeeding at the ballot box in 1969. Becoming the Chief Minister of Penang State—retreating from national politics, as it were—provided him with the platform from which he would excel as nation builder and political leader. In the process, he contributed decisively to the industrialisation, not only of Penang but also of Malaysia as a whole. This collection of articles tells the story of how the declining fortunes of the port of Penang was turned around through daring and forceful leadership into the industrialised society that it is today.

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From Free Port to Modern Economy

Economic Development and Social Change in Penang, 1969 to 1990

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Frontmatter
pp i-i

Contents
pp i-ii

Contributors
pp iii-iv

Foreword
pp v-vii

Introduction
pp viii-xiv

List of Tables, Diagrams & Figures
pp xv-xviii

Chapter 1 - Lim Chong Eu and Penang: Glimpses of a Personal and Political Relationship
pp 1-36

Chapter 2 - From Munro to Nathan: The Rise of a Modern Economy in Penang
pp 37-56

Chapter 3 - Penang Development Corporation and Penang's Catalytic Transformation
pp 57-92

Chapter 4 - Transition and Transformation: Local Government in Penang (1969-1976)
pp 93-110

Chapter 5 - “Developmental” States and Economic Growth at the Sub-National Level: The Case of Penang (1970-2005)
pp 111-148

Chapter 6 - Industrialisation and Poverty in Penang
pp 149-198

Chapter 7 - From Swamps to Semiconductors
pp 199-220

Chapter 8 - Growing Global Production Sharing: The Tale of Penang Export Hub, Malaysia
pp 221-274

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