Catching the Wind : : Penang in a Rising Asia / / ed. by Francis E. Hutchinson, Johan Saravanamuttu.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• MitwirkendeR: Aljunied, Syed Muhd Khairudin,; Choon, Lee Kah,; Chua, Rosalind,; Heem, Poh Heem,; Hooi, Tan Yin,; Hutchinson, Francis E.,; Kesavapany, K.,; Lan, Goh Beng,; Leong, Yoon Chon,; Loke, Sherine,; Maidinsa, Jaseni,; Nasution, Khoo Salma,; Oh, Su-Ann,; Ono, Mayumi,; Saravanamuttu, Johan,; Tong, Liew Chin,; Toyota, Mika,; Wei, Wein Siew,
• HerausgeberIn: E. Hutchinson, Francis,; Saravanamuttu, Johan,
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

However 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 entrepôt transformed itself into a manufacturing hub for the elec...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• FOREWORD
• FOREWORD
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
• INTRODUCTION
• 1. Situating Penang in Asia and Malaysia
• 2. George Town, Penang: Managing a Multicultural World Heritage Site
• 3. Heritage as Knowledge: Time, Space, and Culture in Penang
• 4. Heritage Conservation and Muslims in George Town
• 5. Investment Opportunities in Penang
• 6. Penang in the New Asian Economy: Skills Development & Future Human Resource Challenges
• 7. PBA Holdings Bhd: The Road to Privatisation, Corporatisation and Beyond
• 8. Penang’s Technology Opportunities
• 9. Building a Temporary Second Home: Japanese Long-stay Retirees in Penang
• 10. Medical Tourism in Penang: A Brief Review of the Sector
• 11. Penang’s Halal Industry
• REFERENCES