Industrial policy and the emergence of internationally competitive manufacturing firms in Malaysia

Manufacturing Competitiveness in Asia: How Internationally Competitive National Firms and Industries Developed in East Asia

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 106-172

  Jomo, K S ^a   Rasiah, Rajah ^b   Alavi, Rokiah ^c   Gopal, Jaya ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^d Palm Oil Research Institute of Malaysia   (Malaysia)

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EID: 84899396794     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203986660     Document Type: Chapter

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