Format:
1 Online-Ressource (320 p)
ISBN:
9789814279697
,
9789814279703
,
9814279692
Series Statement:
Penang studies series
Content:
Pilot studies for a new Penang -- Contents -- Acknowledgement -- Contributors -- Foreword: A Blueprint for Sustainable Development Speech by Lim Guan Eng Penang Chief Minister (Penang Outlook Forum 2009) -- Foreword: Two Islands with Similar Experiences Speech by Ambassador K. Kesavapany Director of ISEAS (Penang Outlook Forum) -- Introduction: Political Masters and Master Plans Goh Ban Lee & Ooi Kee Beng -- 1. Moving Penang from Past to Present by Lee Kah Choon & Chan Huan Chiang -- 2. Asia’s Shift towards Innovation and Its Implications for Penang by Poh-Kam Wong & Ho Yuen Ping -- 3. Shallow Pockets but Close to the Action: Industrial Policy at the Sub-national Level and the Case of Penang by Francis E. Hutchinson -- 4. Implementing Pro-Employment Policies at the Sub-national Level by Liew Chin Tong & Francis E. Hutchinson -- 5. Re-thinking State and Health Care in Penang by Chan Chee Khoon -- 6. Social Justice and the Penang Housing Question by Goh Ban Lee -- 7. Some Thoughts on Private Higher Education in Penang by Sin I-Lin -- 8. Re-examining State Finances and Governance: The Challenge for Penang by Suresh Narayanan, Lim Mah Hui and Ong Wooi Leng1 -- 9. Tweaking the State Delivery Mechanism: The Case of the MPPP by Ooi Kee Beng & Goh Ban Lee -- 10. Positioning Penang for Sustainable Growth by Nungsari Ahmad Radhi & Hamdan Abd Majeed -- 11. The Wage-Productivity Question and Women in the Workforce: A Labour Statistics Approach for the Penang State Government by Hwa Yue-Yi -- 12. The Embodiment of Social Justice in Employment Legislation and HR Practices by Ajit Singh Jessy -- Epilogue: Social Dimensions of Economic Development Closing speech by P. Ramasamy Second Deputy Chief Minister of Penang (Penang Outlook Forum 2009).
Content:
Most of the chapters in this volume were first presented at the Penang Outlook Forum 2009, held on 1-2 June 2009 at the E&O Hotel in Penang
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
URL:
http://erf.sbb.spk-berlin.de/han/iglibrary/portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ISEASB0000312.html
