02138nam a2200217Ia 4500001001100000005001700011008004300028020001800071020001500089043001200104245011300116260005500229300003400284500007500318504005300393520133200446530002701778650005301805651003301858651002901891000000546720251012174438.0  111004s2010    my ab    b    000 0 eng d  a9789834419332  a9834419333  aa-my---10aCities, people & the economy :ba study on positioning PenangcHomi Kharas, Albert Zeufack & Hamdan Majeed.   aKuala Lumpur, MalaysiabKhazanah Nasionalcc2010.   a96 p.bcol. ill, mapsc27 cm.  a"A collaborative research between Khazanah Nasional, The World Bank."   aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 91-92).   aThis book is an output of the 'positioning Penang' study, a collaborative research project between Khazanah Nasional Berhad and The World Bank, identified by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) as one of the inputs to the tenth Malaysia Plan. This book,  which primarily targets policy makers, draws on a strong body of empirical work conducted in a dozen technical background papers contributed by a team of internationally-renowned researchers and field practitioners of the Malaysian economy. The book proposes a multidimensional growth strategy which embraces three elements: cities, people and the economy. At present, these elements are out of phase with each other in Penang. The urban cycle is just starting to enter a recovery phase, following the World Heritage designation of George Town. The people cycle is still in a recession, with new graduates choosing to leave the area. The economy is caught in a slump, with the boom years a thing of the past. Implementing a coherent strategy across these areas, cities, people, and the economy, could lead to a sustainable, inclusive and rapid development that benefits not just Penang and its environs in the Northern corridor, but the nation as a whole. The book suggests some levers of change and contributes inputs to the preparation of the tenth Malaysia five-year plan.  aAlso available online. 0aEconomic development projectszMalaysiazPinang. 0aPinangxEconomic conditions. 0aPinangxEconomic policy.