Malaysia : strategies for Vision 2000

Abstract

In just two decades, Malaysia had gone from a developing country dependent on tin and rubber to a newly industrializing country exporting semiconductors and other high-technology products. This transformation was at least partly due to the leadership of its Prime Minister, seventy-one-year old physician-turned-politician, Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad, who had led the country for 16 years. In 1997, Malaysia prepared to tackle the next challenge - how to join and survive in the big league of international competitors with players such as Singapore, Hong Kong, US, Japan, Germany, and South Korea.