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Summary
Summary
Current economic development policies in Malaysia and the colonial inheritance from which they were derived are examined in this study, which focuses specifically on problems associated with rapid urbanization.
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Choice Review
The spatial dimension is often completely ignored in discussions of economic development theory and policy formulation despite the fact that economic activity takes place over space. Cho discusses the spatial aspects of economic development in Malaysia since independence, arguing that economic planners in Malaysia have made conscious efforts to spread the economic development process through space and over various segments of Malaysian society with varying degrees of success. He argues that instead of concentrating on redistributing the benefits of growth to the poor, development planners also saw and addressed the gap between rural and urban areas as well as differences among the various regions and states of the federation. Cho also examines the strengths and weaknesses of various policies designed to achieves the spatial balance in economic growth. Perhaps one of the strongest points of the book is the author's holistic perspective of development rather than a narrow focus on economic growth and income distribution. The book is well written and is refreshingly innovative in its focus on the spatial dimension of development. Highly recommended for upper-division and graduate collections. -K. Gyimah-Brempong, Wright State University
