Environment and development in a resource-rich economy
Subtitle: Malaysia under the new economic policy
By: Jeffrey R. Vincent and Rozali Mohamed Ali with Chang Yii Tan ... [et al.].
Contributors: Vincent, Jeffrey R.; Ali, Rozali Mohamed.; Chang, Yii Tan.
Series: Harvard studies in international development
Publisher: Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University; Distributed by Harvard University Press; Harvard Inst. for International Development, Harvard University
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Malaysia.; Environmental policy -- Economic aspects -- Malaysia.; Natural resources -- Malaysia.; Malaysia -- Economic policy.; Malaysia -- Economic conditions.
Description: This volume is the outcome of a collaborative research project conducted by the Harvard Institute for International Development and the Malaysian Institute of Strategic and International Studies. It represents the first comprehensive economic analysis of the interrelationships among natural resources, environment, and development in Malaysia, which is one of the world's most resource-rich and most rapidly industrializing countries.

The book focuses on the New Economic Policy period of the 1970s and 1980s. This was a period of profound socioeconomic changes, rapid depletion of natural resources, and the emergence of serious air and water pollution problems. The volume uses economic concepts and methods to identify the causes of natural resource and environmental problems, to gauge their seriousness, and to formulate recommendations for policy responses. It is intended for both research and policy audiences, as well as for students.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-400) and index.