TY - BOOK AU - Schatzl,Ludwig H. AU - Frohloff-Kulke,Heidrun AU - Koschatzky,Knut AU - Kulke,Elmar AU - Schätzl,Ludwig TI - Growth and Spatial Equity in West Malaysia SN - 9789971988791 PY - 1988///] CY - Singapore : PB - ISEAS Publishing, KW - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; LIST OF TABLES --; LIST OF FIGURES --; FOREWORD --; I. Polarization Reversal in Developing Countries? --; II. Economic Development and Economic Policy in Malaysia --; III. SPATIAL DISPARITIES IN WEST MALAYSIA --; IV. DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS IN WEST MALAYSIA --; V. LIMITING FACTORS IN INDUSTRIALIZATION: A CASE STUDY OF KELANTAN --; THE EDITOR; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - The collection of papers in this volume present the initial findings of a research project to test H.W. Richardson's polarisation reversal hypothesis, using Malaysia as a case study. The concept of polarization reversal is discussed and the basic features of development and economic policy in Malaysia are examined. Long-term changes in spatial disparaties and industrial location patterns are then analysed. An attempt is made in the final chapter to identify the factors limiting industrialization in Kelantan, a federal state with a peripheral location UR - https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814376235 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814376235 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814376235.jpg ER -