Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia

This paper discusses the implication of underlying regional economic theories and policies on social and economic development in Iskandar Malaysia. Furthermore, the study investigates local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic acceler...

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Main Authors: Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
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author Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Bachok, Syahriah
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description This paper discusses the implication of underlying regional economic theories and policies on social and economic development in Iskandar Malaysia. Furthermore, the study investigates local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of the Peninsular Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was conducted among the local people within the 5 flagship zones in Iskandar Malaysia regional economic development. The research had produced a picture on local people perception and knowledge towards the development in Iskandar Malaysia. Several social and economic issues and the impacts of these issues also identified in the research.
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spelling iium-383782021-07-27T12:23:07Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38378/ Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah HB Economic Theory This paper discusses the implication of underlying regional economic theories and policies on social and economic development in Iskandar Malaysia. Furthermore, the study investigates local people’s knowledge and perception towards Iskandar Malaysia development as one of the main economic accelerators in the southern part of the Peninsular Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was conducted among the local people within the 5 flagship zones in Iskandar Malaysia regional economic development. The research had produced a picture on local people perception and knowledge towards the development in Iskandar Malaysia. Several social and economic issues and the impacts of these issues also identified in the research. Elsevier 2014-10-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38378/1/1-s2.0-S1877042814055220-main.pdf Rabe, Noor Suzilawati and Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah (2014) Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 153. 463 -478. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814055220 doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.080
spellingShingle HB Economic Theory
Rabe, Noor Suzilawati
Mohamed Osman, Mariana
Bachok, Syahriah
Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title_full Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title_fullStr Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title_short Economics of local people: Iskandar, Malaysia
title_sort economics of local people: iskandar, malaysia
topic HB Economic Theory
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