The Economy of Malaysia
Malaysia's Economy: Recap
A recap of Malaysia's path from commodities to manufacturing and the choices ahead.
This lesson reviews the module.
Path
Commodities, then industrialisation, then electronics and services.
Policies
The NEP shaped social change and business.
Shocks
1997 and 1MDB were tests of resilience and governance.
Future
Productivity, innovation and inclusion determine what comes next.
Reading a trade chart
Look at what Malaysia sells to see how far it has moved up the value chain.
Reducing policy to ethnicity alone
Class, region and productivity also matter.
Key takeaways
- Malaysia diversified.
- The NEP is central.
- Governance matters.
- Reform is needed to grow.
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