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Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia

ASEDP

No.18

Edited by Mohamed Ariff, Hisashi Yokoyama
Published in 1992
CONTENTS

Preface / Hisashi Yokoyama

Introduction / Hisashi Yokoyama

Chapter 1

Foreign Direct Investment in Malaysia: Trends, Determinants and Implications / Mohamed Ariff

1. Introduction
2. Recent Trends
3. Major Determinants
　　　 Domestic Factors
　　　External Factors
4. Policy Implication
5. Concluding Remarks
Chapter 2

Technology Transfer in Manufacturing Industries via Foreign Direct Investment / Anuwar Ali

1. Introduction
2. Industrialization Process: Technology
　Transfer and Acquisition
3. Extent of Technology Transfer into Domestic Industries
4. Technology Transfer: Major Issues
5. New Directions for Technological Enhancement
Chapter 3
1. Introduction
2. Model
3. Data
4. Results
　　　 Comparison with the Former Results
　　　Production Elasticity with Foreign Direct Investment
　　　Marginal Productivity with Foreign Direct Investment
5. Concluding Remarks

Appendix
Chapter 4

Electronics and Electrical Machinery Industry / Ismail Md. Salleh

1. Introduction
2. Position of the Industry in the National Economy
3. Profile of the Industry: 1981-1988
　　　 Structure of the Electronics Industry
　　　Production Trends of Specific Products
4. Investment Structure in the Industry
5. Profile of the Labour Force
6. Intra-Industry Linkage Trend
　　　 Direct Linkage
　　　Role of Multinational Corporations and Linkages with Local Firms
　　　Linkages from the Free Trade Zones to the Local Electronics Industry
7. Technology and the Role of Multinational Corporations
　　　 The Electronics Subsector
　　　The Electrical Subsector
8. Issues and Problems Faced by the Industry
9. Global Outlook of the Industry in the 1990s
10. Conclusion
Chapter 5

Foreign Direct Investment in Agro-Based Industries: 1985-1990 / Mokhtar Tamin

1. Malaysia's Primary Resource Position
2. Early Incentives Schemes
3. Investment Incentives for Agriculture and Agro-Based Industries
　　　 The Promotion of Investment Act (1986)
　　　Income Tax Act (Amended 1987)
　　　Price Discount for the Rubber Products Industry
　　　The Industrial Master Plan (IMP) 1986-1995
4. The Agro-Based Industries and Foreign Direct Investment
　　　 Food, Beverages and Tobacco
　　　Rubber Products
　　　Wood Based Products
5. The Impact of Foreign Investment
Chapter 6

Industrial Decentralization, Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Competition / H. Osman-Rani

1. Introduction
2. The Policy and the Instrument for Industrial Dispersal
3. Spatial Pattern of Industrialization and FDI
4. Inter-State Competition and Federal-State Relationship
5. Conclusion
Chapter 7

Determinants of Industrial Location of Foreign Direct Investment: A Case Study in Klang Valley / Abdul Aziz Abdul Rahman

1. Introduction
2. The Policy and the Instrument for Industrial Dispersal
3. Spatial Pattern of Industrialization and FDI
4. Inter-State Competition and Federal-State Relationship
5. Conclusion1. Introduction
2. Industrial Dispersal Policies and Performances
　　　 Investors' Industrial Location Considerations
3. Methodology
4. Discussion of Results
　　　 Characteristics of Industries
　　　Importance of Factors Considered in Selection of current Industrial Location
　　　Relocating Industries to Rural Areas
5. Concluding Remarks