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082 0 4 _a330.95951
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084 _aonline - DeGruyter
245 0 0 _aJohor :
_bAbode of Development? /
_ced. by Serina Rahman, Francis E Hutchinson.
264 1 _aSingapore :
_bISEAS Publishing,
_c[2020]
264 4 _c©2020
300 _a1 online resource (568 p.)
336 _atext
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tCONTENTS --
_tList of Maps --
_tList of Tables and Appendixes --
_tList of Figures --
_tForeword --
_tAcknowledgements --
_tPrologue --
_tContributors --
_tAbbreviations --
_tIntroduction --
_t1. Situating Johor --
_tSection I: Economics --
_tMaps --
_t2. Agriculture in Johor: What’s Left? --
_t3. Johor’s Oil Palm Economy: Past, Present and Future --
_t4. Johor’s Oil and Gas Sector: The Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex and Its Implications --
_t5. The Private Healthcare Sector in Johor: Trends and Prospects --
_t6. EduCity, Johor: Its Promise and Challenges --
_t7. Tourism in Johor and Its Potential --
_tSection II: Politics --
_tMaps --
_t8. UMNO and Barisan Nasional in Johor: A Time-Bound Fixed Deposit? --
_t9. Electoral Politics and the Malaysian Chinese Association in Johor --
_t10. Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in Johor: New Party, Big Responsibility --
_t11. Parti Amanah Negara in Johor: Birth, Challenges and Prospects --
_t12. The Johor Sultanate: Rise or Re-emergence? --
_tSection III: Social and Environmental Issues --
_tMaps --
_t13. Foreign Workers in Johor: The Dependency Dilemma --
_t14. Johor Remains as the Bastion of Kaum Tua --
_t15. Johor Bahru’s Urban Transformation: Authority and Agency Revisited --
_t16. Housing Policy in Johor: Trends and Prospects --
_t17. Johor’s Forest City Faces Critical Challenges --
_t18. The Struggle for Balance: Johor’s Environmental Issues, Overlaps and Future --
_tConclusion --
_t19. Johor: Abode of Development? --
_tAppendix --
_tSources for the Johor Maps --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
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520 _aIn 1990, the Malaysian state of Johor—along with Singapore and the Indonesian island of Batam—launched the Growth Triangle to attract foreign direct investment. For Johor, this drive was very successful, transforming its economy and driving up income levels. Today, Johor is one of Malaysia’s “developed” states, housing large clusters of electrical and electronics, food processing, and furniture producing firms. While welcome, this structural transformation has also entailed important challenges and strategic choices. After three decades, Johor’s manufacture-for-export model is under question, as it faces increasing competition and flat-lining technological capabilities. In response, the state has sought to diversify its economy through strategic investments in new, mostly service-based activities. Yet, Johor retains pockets of excellence in traditional sectors that also require support and policy attention. The state’s economic transformation has also been accompanied by far-reaching political, social, and environmental change. Not least, Johor’s growing population has generated demand for affordable housing and put pressure on public services. The strain has been exacerbated by workers from other states and overseas. These demographic factors and large-scale projects have, in turn, put stress on the environment. These economic and social changes have also had political ramifications. While Johor is a bastion of two of the country’s oldest and most established political parties, the state’s large, urban and connected electorate has made it hospitable terrain for new political organisations. Beyond electoral politics, Johor is also the home of a powerful and influential royal family, with very specific ideas about its role in the state’s political life. Building on earlier work by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on the Singapore-Johor-Riau Islands Cross-border Region, this book focuses on this important Malaysian state, as it deals with important domestic challenges on one hand and strives to engage with international markets on the other. “I have always felt that there are many more complementarities possible between Singapore and Johor. This would be to the benefit of both economies, but the political division between the two was just too great. The two economies lived adjacent but separate lives—Singapore looking out to the world and Johor looking north—until initiatives such as the Iskandar Malaysia development corridor began to change things significantly. The concern now is that the pendulum may have swung too much the other way, driven by the huge income and price differentials as well as Singapore’s global city status. Francis and Serina’s compilation is a welcomed attempt at understanding Johor in a much more comprehensive manner; not just its changing economy but how its politics and society have been impacted by these changes – which is a more endogenized view of economic integration.” — Dr Nungsari Ahmad Radhi, former MP Balik Palau and Executive Director, Khazanah Nasional “Drawing on the expertise of internationally known specialists, this insightful collection explores the multiple ways in which Johor’s economic development has influenced the contemporary political scene, and the effects on local society and the environment. Skillfully edited and meticulously researched, Johor: Abode of Development? is not merely required reading for anyone interested in contemporary Malaysia, but will be of immense value to historians of the future.”—Barbara Watson Andaya, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawai’i
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 27. Jan 2023)
650 0 _aDecentralization in government
_zMalaysia.
650 0 _aIndustries
_zMalaysia
_zJohor.
650 0 _aInvestments, Singaporean
_zMalaysia
_zJohor.
650 4 _aEconomic Development.
650 7 _aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development.
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700 1 _aChan, Nicholas
_eautore
700 1 _aChee Han, Lim
_eautore
700 1 _aChia, Jeamme
_eautore
700 1 _aHock Guan, Lee
_eautore
700 1 _aHong Ching, Goh
_eautore
700 1 _aHortig, Hans
_eautore
700 1 _aHutchinson, Francis E
_ecuratore
700 1 _aHutchinson, Francis E.
_eautore
700 1 _aKhoon Ng, Keng
_eautore
700 1 _aKostka, Karoline
_eautore
700 1 _aLim, Guanie
_eautore
700 1 _aOrmond, Meghann
_eautore
700 1 _aPakiam, Geoffrey K.
_eautore
700 1 _aPrakash Nair, Vandana
_eautore
700 1 _aRahman, Serina
_eautore
_ecuratore
700 1 _aRevilla Diez, Javier
_eautore
700 1 _aSaat, Norshahril
_eautore
700 1 _aSaiful Wan Jan, Wan
_eautore
700 1 _aWan, Chang-Da
_eautore
700 1 _aWeerasena, Benedict
_eautore
700 1 _aYu Leng, Khor
_eautore
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1355/9789814881289
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