Jointly published by two neighbouring think-tanks, namely the Penang Institute and ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute of Penang and Singapore respectively, From Free Port to Modern Economy of some 274-pages offers both specialists and interested general readers an account of how a visionary leader brought change and prosperity to his home island during a 21-year tenure as its political and executive leader (chief ministership). In lieu of a much-awaited political biography, or simply, a biography per se of Dr Lim Chong Eu since his passing almost two decades ago, this edited volume might, to some extent, fill this conspicuous void.
Contents
Preliminary pages
- Lim Chong Eu and Penang: Glimpses of a Personal and Political Relationship, by Khoo Boo Teik, Toh Kin Woon , authors
- From Munro to Nathan: The Rise of a Modern Economy in Penang, by Koay Su Lyn, Wong Yee Tuan, authors
Penang Development Corporation and Penang’s Catalytic Transformation, by Chet Singh, author - Transition and Transformation: Local Government in Penang (1969–1976), by Koay Su Lyn, author
- “Developmental” States and Economic Growth at the Sub-National Levels: The Case of Penang (1970–2005), by Francis E Hutchinson, author
- Industrialisation and Poverty in Penang, by Muhammad Ikmal Said, author
From Swamps to Semiconductors, by Rajah Rasiah, author - Growing Global Production Sharing: The Tale of Penang Export Hub, Malaysia, by Prema-Chandra Athukorala, author
