Political Economy of Malaysia’s Industrial Policy: Institutional Capacity and the Automotive Industry (SpringerBriefs in Political Science)

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Contents
Abstract
1 Introduction
	1.1 Malaysian Industrial Development
	1.2 The Case Focus: Malaysia Automotive Industry
	1.3 Rationale of the Study
	1.4 Book Structure
	References
2 Theoretical Framework
	2.1 The Role of Institutions
	2.2 Developmental State and the Role of Institutions
	2.3 Political Economy of Malaysia’s Policy-Making Process
	2.4 Conclusion
	References
3 Malaysia Automotive Policy and Industrial Policy
	3.1 Industrial Nationalism: The Heavy Industrialisation Programme and Birth of National Car Projects
	3.2 Protectionist Policy for National Carmakers
	3.3 Localisation Policy and Vendor Development
	3.4 Liberalisation of Automotive Industry
	3.5 National Automotive Policy (NAP)
	3.6 Conclusion
	References
4 The Political Economy of the National Car Project
	4.1 Malaysia’s National Car Project
	4.2 The Politics of the National Car Project: Proton
		4.2.1 Technology Development
		4.2.2 Partnership
		4.2.3 Geely Zhejiang-Proton Partnership
	4.3 The Third National Car
	4.4 Conclusion
	References
5 Political Economy Analysis of the National Automotive Industry
	5.1 Political Institutions
		5.1.1 The Elite Agenda Preserving National Interest
		5.1.2 Protracted Bumiputra Agenda in Automotive Policy
	5.2 Government-Private Relationships
		5.2.1 Patron-Client Network
		5.2.2 Unusual Policy Arrangement
	5.3 Bureaucracy
		5.3.1 Politico—Bureaucratic Ties
	5.4 Conclusion
	References
6 Conclusion
	6.1 Valuable Insights from This Study
	6.2 Concluding Remarks
	References
Index