Malaysia’s Emerging Conurbation

Author 1: Aiken, S. Robert Author 2: Leigh, Colin H. By 1990 a conurbation will have emerged in the Kiang Valley of Peninsular Malaysia with a probable population of more than two million people. Rapid urban growth has already generated physical and social problems. Soil erosion and flooding have increased, and health problems have been… Continue reading Malaysia’s Emerging Conurbation

Institutional Structures Critical to Development

It seemed at a point that Malaysia’s economic development would be characterised by a shift in emphasis from the development of its ‘hard’ infrastructure to its ‘soft’ infrastructure. The years during Mahathir’s regime could be described as a period where buildings, roads, and airports featured as sources of growth and levers of development. Author: Nambiar,… Continue reading Institutional Structures Critical to Development