Malaysia's economic sustainability
Subtitle: confronting new challenges amidst global realities
By: Ramon V. Navaratnam.
Publisher: Pelanduk Publications
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Malaysia.; Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Malaysia.; Malaysia -- Economic policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-248) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements 9; title: Preface 11; title: 1. Providing more priority for the poor 15; title: 2. We need to be more competitive 25; title: 3. Shoring up emerging economicweaknesses 31; title: 4. The weakening euro and the hidden hand; title: of Washington atwork 37; title: 5. The DPM's five guiding principles 41; title: 6. Budget 2001: Good but fell short of expectations 49; title: 7. Liberalising faster to become more competitive 55; title: 8. Resolutions to overcome challenges in 2001 65; title: 9. Bumiputera contractors' setback also hits non-bumiputeras 75; title: 10. Is US money politics okay? 79; title: 11. Malaysia ranked second in Asia in globalisation efforts 83; title: 12. Proposals to sustain Malaysia's economic recovery 87; title: 13. What's hampering the Malaysian economy? 95; title: 14. Fuming over the United States's brand of democracy 113; title: 15. The Bilateral SwapArrangement (BSA) 117; title: 16. Enhancing racial unity in schools and universities 123; title: 17. How optimistic canwe be about the economy in mid-2001? 127; title: 18. The Third Outline Perspective Plan (2001-2010) 133; title: 19. Good governance 139; title: 20. Balance in business at UMNO Supreme Council Meeting 153; title: 21. Initiatives to soften impact of economic slowdown 159; title: 22. Kudos to the Cabinet's no-quota decision 173; title: 23. Policy changes for effectiveness 177; title: 24. Dr Mahathir Mohamad's 20 years as; title: prime minister of Malaysia 181; title: 25. G8 leaders must learn to listen to their people 185; title: 26. Changing budget strategy and direction 189; title: 27. One race, one nation: New approaches 197; title: 28. Can we develop a Malaysian brand? 203; title: 29. Perking up academic standard through radical action 211; title: 30. Avoiding a recession and ensuring economic sustainability 215; title: 31. Dealingwiththe roots of terrorism 219; title: 32. Budget 2002: The need to face up to global realities 225; title: 33. Budget 2002: Sound but not aggressive enough 231; title: 34. Global economy takes a beating 237; title: Suggested Reading 245; title: Index 249.