Malaysia: Strategy for the Twenty–first Century

Abstract

Malaysia dramatically transformed itself from a developing country into a newly industrializing country, and one of the ten most competitive nations of the world, in just two decades. The case describes the important challenges that Malaysia's ambitious leader, Dr Mahathir, faced in 1997 as he looks to the future with the objective of making Malaysia a developed country by the year 2020. Readers are invited to send their responses on the case to Vikalpa Office.