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Economic development and desecularization: Empirical evidence from Malaysia
Yazid, Ziad Esa; Mohamad, Joriah; Folmer, Henk - 2010
proposed paper revisits the secularization hypothesis for Muslims in Malaysia. Secularization is measured as individual … his wealth each year to. In Malaysia Zakat is not imposed by the government; hence, it is voluntary. Therefore, it can be … controlling for various regional and socio-economic characteristics. Malaysia is an important and interesting case to test the …
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The Asian miracle and crisis: rival theories, the IMF bailout and policy lessons
Karunaratne, Neil Dias - In: Intereconomics 34 (1999) 1, pp. 19-26
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Macroeconomic management amid ethnic diversity: Fifty years of Malaysian experience
Menon, Jayant - 2008
This paper examines the role that macroeconomic policy management has played in the Malaysian development experience. Given the multiracial nature of Malaysian society, macroeconomic policy has not only been about economic stabilization, but also about addressing income disparities along racial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279686
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Frozen Identities: Inter-Ethnic Relations and Economic Development in Penang, Malaysia
Jacobsen, Michael - 2009
development in Penang, Malaysia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012142430
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Interdependency versus Notions of Decoupling in a Globalising World: Assessing the Impact of Global Economics on Industrial Developments and Inter-Ethnic Relations in Penang, Malay...
Jacobsen, Michael - 2010
Due to the increasingly integration and thus inter-dependency between the global economy, a given national economy and their societal embedment a triangulation between the three elements is a must if one is to understand the dynamic processes between them. This article focuses especially on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012142435
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State, Development and Inequality in Selected ASEAN Countries: Internal and External Pressures and State Responses
Embong, Abdul Rahman - 2015
disparity in selected ASEAN countries Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines in the context of both internal and … socioeconomic transformation, the current state of development, the high level of poverty in these countries (except Malaysia), the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012142451
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Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?
Ács, Zoltán J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, Laszlo; … - 2006
It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279546
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The role of the state in economic development
Tabellini, Guido - 2004
This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261242
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Institutions and development : the interaction between trade regime and political system
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2004
This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261261
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Distribution of natural resources, entrepreneurship, and economic development : growth dynamics with two elites
Falkinger, Josef; Grossmann, Volker - 2005
This paper develops a model in which the interaction of entrepreneurial investments and power of the owners of land or other natural resources determines structural change and economic development. A more equal distribution of natural resources promotes structural change and growth through two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010261348