Japan and Malaysian Economic Development: In the Shadow of the Rising Sun

by Jomo; K. S.

• ISBN13: 9780415115834
• ISBN10: 0415115833
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1994-12-07
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Since the seventies Japanese investment and presence in South East Asia has been steadily increasing. In Malaysia this presence has been heightened by the "Look East" policy adopted in the early eighties. Japan and Malaysian Developmentcritically assesses various dimensions of Japan-Malaysia economic relations. It discusses the impact and consequences of the controversial "Look East" policy. The contributors Jomo K. S. has gathered analyze the political dimension of that distinguished relationship. In particular, they examine issues such as trade relations, the different forms of Japanese direct investment, as well as the implications of joint ventures undertaken by both countries.In a highly balanced and unique manner, the contributors attend to concerns about labor and the cultural complexity involved in these transnational, capital ventures, providing a thorough understanding of this economic relation that has yet to have been examined elsewhere.

Table of Contents

List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Introduction	p. 1
Malaysia-Japan: Unequal Trade Partners	p. 21
The Evolution of Japanese Investment in Malaysia	p. 44
Japanese Manufacturing Investment in Malaysia	p. 75
Japanese Industrial Investments and Technology Transfer in Malaysia	p. 102
Japanese Multinational Intra-Firm Trade Transfer Pricing Practices in Malaysia	p. 127
A Japanese Factory in Malaysia: Ethnicity as a management ideology	p. 154
Malaysian Forests, Japanese Wood: Japan's role in Malaysia's deforestation	p. 182
In-House Unions: 'Looking East' for industrial relations	p. 213
Malaysian Sogoshoshas: Superficial cloning, failed emulation	p. 232
Heavy Industrialization: A second round of import substitution	p. 244
The Proton Saga: Malaysian car, Mitsubishi gain	p. 263
Proton and Malaysia's Motor Vehicle Industry: National industrial policies and Japanese regional production strategies	p. 291
East Asian Economic Regionalism: Moving to the next level	p. 326
Japanese Cultural Images in Malaysia: Implications of the 'Look East' policy	p. 335
Index	p. 364
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