01790nam a2200337 a 4500001001400000003000400014008004100018020001800059020001800077039004500095041000800140050001200148082001300160099001000173100003500183245012400218246002900342260006200371504004000433520060700473650004201080650004101122650003701163650002901200650004501229650005201274700003401326856006801360942000701428999001701435vtls000079197MTX160715s                      001 0 eng d  a9789814379878  a9789814414357 9a201607151141bstaffy201605041225zadmin0 aeng04aHC445.500a959.5054  aEbook1 aHutchinson, Francis E.911548810aCatching the wind :bPenang in a rising/h[electronic resource]cedited by Francis E. Hutchinson & Johan Saravanamuttu.30aPenang in a rising Asia.  aSingapore :bInstitute of Southeast Asian Studies,c2012.  aIncludes bibliographical references  aHowever impressive the economic success of Penang has been over the past four decades, structural conditions in the region call for a fundamental reconfiguration of this Malaysian state's competitive advantage. In the 1970s, the ageing entrepot transformed itself into a manufacturing hub for the electronics industry and a well-known tourist site. This outward-looking model of economic growth has underpinned Penang's economic development up until the present. The question that now arises is whether Penang's present mode of development will continue to be effective, or whether it will have to try. 4aInvestments, ForeignxPinang.9115489 4aPinangxEconomic conditions.9115490 4aPinangxEconomic policy.9115491 4aPinangxHistory.9115492 4aPinangxSocial life and customs.9115493 4aWorld Heritage areasxMalaysiaxPinang.91154941 aSaravanamuttu, Johan.911549540uhttp://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ISEASB0000474.html  c10  c75746d75746