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A Case Study of Automotive Technological Capacity Development in Malaysia

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The key technological learning issues in consumer electronics industry in Malaysia is analyzed, while also making some references to one Sub-Sahara African country—Kenya as a proxy for understanding the contrasting SSA countries’ technological situation. FDI is identified here as the main technology transfer channel, but attention is also paid to local production linkage development efforts.

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    Nathaniel O. Agola

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Agola, N.O. (2016). A Case Study of Automotive Technological Capacity Development in Malaysia. In: Technology Transfer and Economic Growth in Sub-Sahara African Countries. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49557-5_9

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