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The industrial policy experience of the electronics industry in Malaysia

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Despite the use of industrial policies to stimulate economic growth by several successful developers, latecomers have faced mixed experiences. Hence, this paper analyses the industrial policy experience of the electronics industry in Malaysia. A blend of institutions have guided technological upgrading in the industry, especially in the state of Penang. Smooth co-ordination between the state government, multinational corporations, national firms, and the federal government helped stimulate technological upgrading in Penang.

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  • Rajah Rasiah, 2015. "The industrial policy experience of the electronics industry in Malaysia," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2015-123, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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