Prof. Rajah Rasiah Ph.D.


Professorial fellow

Research group(s):
4. Governance and institutions
5. Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Sustainability Transitions

Rajah Rasiah is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Asia Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He obtained his doctorate in Economics from Cambridge University in 1992, and was a Rajawali fellow at Harvard University in 2014. He was the first holder of the Khazanah Nasional Chair of Regulatory Studies, and served as Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya in 2009-2010 and 2013-2014. He served as an advisory member of the Industrial Development Research Centre, Zhejiang University (2010-2015), professorial fellow at UNU-MERIT (2004-), senior research Associate at the Technology Management and Development Centre at Oxford University, Adjunct Professor at Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (since 2016), Visiting Professor at UNIMAS (since 2018)., visiting Professor at Lahore School of Economics (2018-2019)

His policy-oriented work includes research in several countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Among the major contributions he has made for the benefit of society include the conceptualization of technology, and its link to development, and methodologies designed to capture clustering, technological capabilities and industrial policies. UNCTAD, UNIDO, World Bank, ILO, WIPO, UNESCO, UNDP, ADB and ERIA have commissioned the writing of several reports for guiding industrial policy in the developing economies. The UNDP appointed him in 2007-08 to evaluate the capacity of leading universities in Indonesia, Malaysia and India to support sustainable development among the developing economies. He was also one of the principal authors of the UNIDO’s 2009 flagship report, and one of the editors of the 2015 UNESCO Science Report. He has also led country technology and industrial reports for Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Viet Nam and Timor-Leste. His research and policy work has produced over 300 publications in international journals and book publishers.

While the prime focus of his research is on technology and international development, he has also worked extensively on foreign investment, human capital, public health and environment. He is the 2014 recipient of the Celso Furtado prize from the World Academy of Sciences for advancing the frontiers of Social Science (Economics) thought. In 2017 he was appointed a Distinguished Professor in Economics by the High Education Ministry of Malaysia, while in 2018 he was awarded the Merdeka (Independence) Award.

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Selected publications by Rajah Rasiah


Articles (journal, professional, popular)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2012, The Rise of Indian Multinationals: Perspectives on Indian Outward Foreign Direct Investment, by Karl Sauvant and Jaya Prakash Pradhan (eds), with Ayesha Chatterjee and Brian Harley, Book review, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, Institutions and Innovations, 4(3): 185-188
Rasiah, Rajah, 2012, Beyond the Multi-Fibre Agreement: How are Workers in East Asia Faring?, Institutions and Economies, 4(3): 1-20
Myint, Myo Myo & Rajah Rasiah, 2012, Foreign Capital and Garment Export from Myanmar: Implications for the Labour Process, Institutions and Economies, 4(3): 151-172
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Review of 'Intervene to Industrialize' by Padmanand, V. and Vinanchiarachi, J., Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Bureau of Industrial Promotion, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 2(2): 249-251
Rasiah, Rajah, Abdullah Nik Rosnah & Makmor Tumin, 2011, Markets and Healthcare Services in Malaysia: Critical Issues, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 3(3): 467-486
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Ownership and Technological Capabilities: Evidence from Automotive Firms in Brazil, India and South Africa, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 3(2): 203-234
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, The Role of Institutions and Linkages in Learning and Innovation, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 3(2): 165-172
Osman-Rani, Hassan & Rajah Rasiah, 2011, Poverty and Student Performance in Malaysia, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 3(1): 61-76
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Review of 'Chips and Change: How the Crisis Reshapes the Semiconductor Industry', by Clair Brown and Greg Linden, Cambridge: MIT Press, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 3(1): 157-160
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Foreign Equity and Technological Capabilities: A Comparison of Joint-ventures and National Automotive Suppliers in India, Transnational Corporations Review, 3(2): 87-103
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Review of 'The Politics of Uneven Development' by Richard Doner, 2009, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 41(2)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Review of 'Nowhere to Hide: The Great Financial Crisis and Challenges for Asia' by Lim Mah Hui and Lim Chin, 2009, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 41(4)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Ownership, R&D and export intensities of automotive firms in East Asia, Asia Pacific Business Review, 17(2): 257-262
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Implications for Industrializing East Asia’s Innovation and Learning, Asia Pacific Business Review, 17(2): 257-262
Rasiah, Rajah, Thiruchelvam Kanagasundram & Keun Lee , 2011, Governance and Coordination Modes in Coordinating Innovation and Learning, Asia Pacific Business Review, 17(2): 143-160
Rasiah, Rajah, Xin-Xin Kong & Jebamalai Vinanchiarachi , 2011, Moving Up the value Chain in Button Manufacturing in China, Asia Pacific Business Review, 17(2): 161-174
Rasiah, Rajah, Vanthana Nolintha & Latdavanh Songvilay, 2011, Garment Manufacturing in Laos: Clustering and Technological Capabilities, Asia Pacific Business Review, 17(2): 135-142
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Is Malaysia Facing Negative Deindustrialization, Pacific Affairs, 84(4): 715-736
Rasiah, Rajah, 2010, Book Review of State, Institutions and Industrial Development, By Laurids S. Lauridsen, Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 1004 pp, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 40(4)
Rasiah, Rajah & Asokkumar Malakolunthu , 2010, Economic Performance and Technological Intensities of Electronics Firms in Johor: Does Size Matter?, International Journal of Technological Learning, innovation and Development, 3(1): 47-66
Rasiah, Rajah, Kiranjeet Kaur & Ashish Kumar, 2010, Does Firm Size Matter in Export, Technology, and Marketing Activities of Indian Garment Firms?, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 18(1): 45-71
Rasiah, Rajah, Xin-Xin Kong & Yeo Lin, 2010, Innovation and Learning in the Integrated Circuits Industry in China and Taiwan, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 15(3): 226-247
Rasiah, Rajah, 2010, Are Electronics Firms in Malaysia Catching Up in the Technology Ladder?, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 15(3): 301-319
Rasiah, Rajah, Yeo Lin & Yuri Sadoi, 2010, Catch-up Experiences in the Automotive and Electronics Industries in East Asia, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 15(3): 221-225
Rasiah, Rajah & Abdusy Syakur Amin , 2010, Ownership and Technological Capabilities in Indonesia’s Automotive Sector, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 15(3): 288-300
Rasiah, Rajah, Peter Gammeltoft & Yang Jiang , 2010, Home Government Policies and Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Emerging Economies: Lessons from Asia, International Journal of Emerging Markets, 5(3): 333-357
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Review of Technical Progress and Economic Growth: An Empirical Case Study of Malaysia. By Ranald J. Taylor. Cheltenham (UK) and Northampton (MA): Edward Elgar, Pacific Affairs, 82(2)
Rock, M, J Murphy, Rajah Rasiah, V. P. Seters & S. Managi, 2009, A hard slog, not a leap frog: globalisation and sustainability transitions in developing Asia, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 76(2): 241-254
Rasiah, Rajah & Rene Ofreneo (eds.), 2009, End of Quotas in the Textile and Garment Industries: How Are Asian Economies Coping?, Special Issue, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 39(4)
Rasiah, Rajah, Abdillah Noh & Makmor Tumin, 2009, Privatizing Healthcare in Malaysia: Power, Policy and Profits, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 39(1): 52-64
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Garment Manufacturing in Cambodia and Laos, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 14(2): 150-161
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Malaysia’s Textile and Garment Manufacturing at the Crossroads, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 39(4): 530-542
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Can Garment Exports from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar be Sustained?, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 39(4): 619-637
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Growth and Slowdown in the Electronics Industry in Southeast Asia, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 14(2): 123-137
Rasiah, Rajah & Rene Ofreneo, 2009, The Dynamics of Textile and Garment Manufacturing in Asia, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 39(4): 501-511
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Technological Capabilities of Automotive Firms in Indonesia and Malaysia, Asian Economic Papers, 8(1): 151-169
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Ownership and Technological Intensities in Ugandan Manufacturing, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 1(1): 79-105
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Sanjaya Lall: The Scholar and the Policy Advisor, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 1(1): 8-22
Rasiah, Rajah (ed.), 2009, Driving Development: Essays in Honour of Sanjaya Lall, International Journal of Institutions and Economies, 1(1)
Rasiah, Rajah & Ai Yun Hing (eds.), 2009, Industrializing Southeast Asia, Special Issue, Journal of Asia Pacific Economy, 14(2): 107-115
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Rich Countries Got Rich… and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor, Economic & Political Weekly, XL111(17): 29-30
Rasiah, Rajah & Ashish Kumar, 2008, Foreign Ownership, Technological Intensities and Economic Performance of Automotive Parts Firms in India, Asia Pacific Business Review, 14(1): 85-102
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Conclusions and Implication: The Role of Multinational in Technological Capability Building and Localization in Asia, Asia Pacific Business Review, 14(1): 165-169
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Introduction: Critical Issues on Multinational-driven Technological Capability Building and Localization, Asia Pacific Business Review, 14(1): 1-12
Rasiah, Rajah & M. Asokkumar, 2008, Foreign Ownership, Technological Intensities and Economic Performance of Electronics Firms in Malaysia, Asia Pacific Business Review, 15(2)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, Export-orientation and Technological Intensities in Auto Parts Firms in East and Southeast Asia: Does Ownership Matter?, Asian Economic Papers, 6(2): 55-76
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, The systemic quad: technological capabilities and economic performance of computer and component firms in Penang and Johor, Malaysia, International Journal of Technological Learning and Development, 1(2): 179-203
Rasiah, Rajah & K.V. Gopi, 2007, Economic Performance and Technological Intensities of Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia: Does Size Matter?, Asian Journal of Technology Innovation, 16(1)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, The 'Greening' of Industry and Development in Southeast Asia, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 8(2): 217-227
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, Bruce McFarlane: The Consummate Marxist, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 36(4): 529-531
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, Technological Intensities and Economic Performance: A Study of Foreign and Local Manufacturing Firms in South Africa, International Journal Of Technology Management, 36(1-3): 166-189
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, ICT and GDP Per Capita Growth, International Journal of Internet and Enterprise Management, 4(3): 202-214
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, China's Potential Impact on Electronics Workers in Southeast Asia, Dialogue and Cooperation, 12: 49-68
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Foreign Ownership, Technological Intensity and Export Incidence: A Study of Auto Parts, Electronics and Garment Firms in Indonesia, International Journal of High Technology and Globalization, 1(3/4): 361-380
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, The Competitive Impact of China on Southeast Asian Labour Markets, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 35(4): 47-78
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji & Rajah Rasiah (eds.), 2005, Special Issue on Innovation, Clusters and Systemic Learning in Developing Countries, International Journal of Technology and Globalization, 1(3/4)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Trade-Related Investment Liberalization: The Malaysian Experience, Global Economic Review, 34(4): 453-471
Rasiah, Rajah & Yeo Lin, 2005, Learning and Innovation: The Role of Market, Government and Trust in the Information Hardware Industry in Taiwan, International Journal of Technology and Globalization, 1(3/4): 400-432
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Professor Sanjaya Lall: The Passing of a World Class Industrial Development Economist, Ebape Cadernas, 3(4): 1-2
Rasiah, Rajah & Geoffrey Gachino, 2005, Are Foreign Firms more productive and export and technology intensive than local firms in Kenyan manufacturing?, Oxford Development Studies, 33(2): 211-228
Rasiah, Rajah & Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, 2004, Reducing the Digital Divide: A Critical Focus, Journal of Cyber Culture and Information Society, 2004(7): 1-24
Rasiah, Rajah, 2004, Technological Intensities in East and Southeast Asian Electronics Firms: Does Network Strength Matter?, Oxford Development Studies, 32(3): 433-455
Rasiah, Rajah, 2004, Infrastructure, Resident Patents and income Levels in Developing Asia, Science, Technology and Society, 9(1): 103-127
Rasiah, Rajah, 2004, Exports and Technological Capabilities: A Study of Foreign and Local Firms in the Electronics Industry in Indonesia, Malaysia , Philippines and Thailand, European Journal of Development Research, 16(3): 581-616
Rasiah, Rajah & Yeo Lin, 2003, Structure, Technical Change and Government Intervention: The Development of the Information Hardware Electronics Industry in Taiwan, International Journal of Business and Society, 4(2): 135-171
Rasiah, Rajah & Rajiv Kumar, 2003, Export Competitiveness of Asian Firms: Towards an Alternative Conceptual and Methodological Framework, International Journal of Business and Society, 4(2): 1-25
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, Foreign Ownership, Technology and Electronics Exports from Malaysia and Thailand, Journal of Asian Economics, 14(5): 785-811
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, Systemic Coordination and the Knowledge Economy: Human Capital Development in Malaysia's MNC-driven Electronics Clusters, Transnational Corporations, 11(3): 89-130
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, FDI, Technological Capabilities and Export Performance in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, Development Engineering, 9(1): 21-44
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, TRIPS and Technological Capability Building: Critical Issues, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 33(3): 338-362
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, The Competitive Impact of China on Southeast Asian Labor Markets,
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, TRIPs and Technology Development in East and South Asia, European Journal of Development Research, 14(1)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, Environment and Economic Growth in Malaysia, International Journal of Business and Society, 3(1)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, Government-Business Coordination and Small Enterprise Performance in the Machine Tools Sector in Malaysia, Small Business Economics, 18(1): 177-195
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, TRIPs and Industrial Technology Development in East and South Asian Economies, European Journal of Development Research, 14(1): 171-199
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, International Portfolio Equity Flows and the Malaysian Financial Crisis, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 30(3)
Rasiah, Rajah & Ishak Shar, 2001, Markets, Government and Malaysia's New Economic Policy, Cambridge Journal of Economics, 25(1)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Government-Business Coordination and Small Enterprise Performance in the Machine Tools Sector in Malaysia, Small Business Economics, 18: 1-18
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Liberalisation and the Car Industry in SEA-4, International Journal of Business and Society, 2(1): 1-19


Book chapters
Rasiah, Rajah, 2012, Towards an integrated AEC: Where is Malaysia?, in: Sanchita, B. D (ed), Achieving ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Challenges for Member Countries & Business, Institute of South East Asian Studies, Singapore
Chandran, V.G.R., Rajah Rasiah & Peter Wad, 2012, Malaysia’s Manufacturing Innovation Experience, in: Rasiah, R., Lin, Y. and Sadoi, Y. (eds), Innovation and Industrialization in Asia, Routledge, London
Myint, Myo Myo & Rajah Rasiah, 2012, Foreign Capital and Technology Specialization of Garment Firms in Myanmar, in: Rasiah, R., Lin, Y. and Sadoi, Y. (eds), Innovation and Industrialization in Asia, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2012, Learning and Innovation in the Garment and Electronics Industries in Malaysia”,, in: Aman, E. and Cantwell, J. (eds), Innovative Firms, Oxford University Press, Oxford
Rasiah, Rajah, Xin-Xin Kong , Yeo Lin & Jaeyong Song, 2012, Variations in the Catch Up Experience in the Semiconductor Industry in China, Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan, in: Malerba, F. and Nelson, R. (eds), Economic Development as a Learning Process: Differences Across Sectoral Systems, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Is Malaysia’s Electronics Industry Moving Up the Value Chain?, in: Hill, H., Tham, S.Y. and Ragayah M.Z. (eds), Malaysia’s Development Challenges: Graduating from the Middle, Routledge, London
Osman-Rani, Hassan, Pazim Fazim Othman & Rajah Rasiah, 2011, Development of Agriculture, in: Rajah rasiah (ed), Malaysian Economy: Unfolding Growth and Social Change, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur
Govindaraju , Chandran & Rajah Rasiah, 2011, Innovation and Technological Progress, in: Rajah Rasiah (ed), Malaysian Economy: Unfolding Growth and Social Change, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Industrial Policy and Industrialization, in: Rajah rasiah (ed), Malaysian Economy: Unfolding Growth and Social Change, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur
Rasiah, Rajah, 2011, Overview of Malaysian Economy, in: Rajah rasiah (ed), Malaysian Economy: Unfolding Growth and Social Change, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur
Rasiah, Rajah, 2010, Industrialization in the second tier NIEs, in: Rasiah, R. and Schmidt, J.D. (eds), The New Political Economy of Southeast Asia, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah & Johannes Dragsbaek Schmidt , 2010, Introduction, in: Rasiah, R. and Schmidt, J.D. (eds), The New Political Economy of Southeast Asia, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah, 2009, Technological Intensities and Network Strength: Electronics Firms in East Asia and Southeast Asia Compared, in: Nesadurai H.E.S. and Djiwandono J.S. (eds), Southeast Asia in the Global Economy: Securing Competitiveness and Social Protection, ISEAS and Nanyang University, Singapore
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Ownership, Institutions and Technological Intensities: Automotive and Electronics Firms in East and Southeast Asia, in: Eatwell J. and Arestis P. (eds), Issues in Finance and Industry, Macmillan, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Systemic Coordination and Knowledge Flows: TNC-driven Clusters in Malaysia’s Electronics Industry, in: Rameshwar Tandon (ed), Technology in new Century: Theory, Policy and Case Studies, Delhi Press, Delhi
Rasiah, Rajah, 2008, Industrial Clustering of Electronics Firms in Indonesia and Malaysia, in: Kuroiwa I. and Toh M.H. (eds), Production Networks and Industrial Clusters: Integrating Economies in Southeast Asia, IDE, Jetro and ISEAS, Singapore
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, Globalization and the Malaysian Response: Trade-related investment liberalization under WTO, in: Shin J.S. and Chang H.J (eds), Global Challenges and Local Responses: The East Asian Experience, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, Human Capital and Cluster Synergies: The Case of Penang and Jalisco, in: A. J. Scott and G . Garofoli (eds.), Development on the Ground: Clusters, Networks and Regions in Emerging Economies, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, Institutions and Innovation: Learning and Innovation in the Electronics Industry in Malaysia, in: Mytelka L. (ed), Innovation and Economic Development, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah, 2007, From Export Processing Zones to Clusters: Explaining Industrial Synergies in the Electronics Industry in Malaysia, in: Ramachandriah C., Westen G.V and Prasad S. (eds), High-Tech Urban Spaces: Asian and European Perspectives, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi
Rasiah, Rajah & Rajiv Kumar, 2007, Foreign Ownership, Technological Intensities and Network Strength: Electronics Firms in East Asia, in: Shimizu Y. (ed), Economic Dynamism of Asia in the New Millenium: From the Asian Crisis to a New Stage of Growth, World Scientific, New Jersey
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, Explaining Malaysia's Export Expansion in Palm Oil and Related Products, in: Vandana Chandra (ed.), The How and the Why of Technology Development in Developing Economies, World Bank, Washington DC
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, Electronics in Malaysia: Export Expansion but Slow Technical Change, in: Vandana Chandra (ed.), The How and the Why of Technology Development in Developing Economies, The World Bank, Washington DC
Rasiah, Rajah, 2006, Employees Provident Fund as a Social Stabilizer in Malaysia, in: Kimura S., Sungkawan D. and Alson-Hort S.E. (eds.), Asian Welfare State Policies, Ashi Shobo Publishing, Tokyo
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Technological Intensities and Economic Performance: A Comparison of Foreign and Local Manufacturing Firms in South Africa, in: Djolov G.G. (ed), Economic Intelligence, Chamsa, Sandton
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Human Capital Development and Knowledge Flows: The Experience of the Electronics Industry in Penang and Klang Valley, in: Nungsari R.A. (ed.), New Challengers Facing Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation, Yayasan Run Razak, Kuala Lumpur
Rasiah, Rajah, K.S. Jomo, A. Rokiah & Jaya Gopal, 2003, Industrial Policy and the Emergence of Internationally Competitive Manufacturing Firms in Malaysia, in: K.S. Jomo and Ken Togo, (eds.), Manufacturing Competitiveness: How Internationally Competitive Nations Firms and Industries Developed in East Asia, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, The Export Manufacturing Experience of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, in: Jomo K.S, (ed.), Southeast Asia's Paper Tigers, London, Routledge
Rasiah, Rajah, 2003, Industrial Technology Transition in Malaysia , in: Sanjaya Lall and Shujiro Urata, (eds.), Technology Development in East Asia, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, The Political Economy of FDI and Environment in Malaysia, in: Hansen M.W. (ed.), Managing the Environment Across Borders: A study of TNC Affiliates Environmental Practices in China, Samfundslitteratur, Malaysia and India, Frederiksberg
Rasiah, Rajah, 2002, Telebanking in Malaysia, in: Cecilia Ng (ed.), Teleworking in Malaysia, Sojourn, Penang
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Malaysia's recovery from the burst bubble, in: Chowdhury A. and Islam I. (eds.), Beyond the Asian Crisis, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, The Export Manufacturing Experience of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, in: Jomo K.S. (ed.), Southeast Asia's Ersatz Miracle: The Dubious Sustainability of its Growth and Industrialisation, Pelgrave, Basingstoke
Doraisamy, Anita & Rajah Rasiah, 2001, Incentives and Industrialization in Malaysia, in: Jomo K.S. (ed), Fiscal Incentives for Promotion of Manufactured Exports in Malaysia, Pelgrave, Basingstoke
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Behind the Malaysian Financial Crisis, in: Jomo K.S. (ed.), The Malaysian Eclipse, Zed Books, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Globalisation and Private Capital Movements, in: Mittleman J. and Othman N. (eds.), Capturing Globalisation, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Labour and Work Organisation in Malaysia's Proton, in: Hutchison J. and Brown A. (eds.), Organising Labour in Globalising Asia, Routledge, London
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, The Importance of Size in the Growth and Performance of the Electrical Industrial Machinery and Apparatus Industry in Malaysia, in: Nyland C. and Smith W. (eds.), Malaysian Business in the New Era, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham
Rasiah, Rajah, 2001, Politics, Institutions and Flexibility: Microelectronics Transnationals and Machine Tool Linkages in Malaysia, in: Deyo F.C, R.F. Doner and Hershberg E. (eds.), Economic Governance and the Challenge of Flexibility in East Asia, Little and Rowland, Boston


Books (monograph or edited volume)
Rasiah, Rajah, Thiruchelvam Kanagasundram & Keun Lee (eds.), 2012, Innovation and Learning Experiences in Rapidly Developing East Asia, Routledge, London, 136 pages, More information
Pietrobelli, Carlo & Rajah Rasiah (eds.), 2012, Evidence-based Development Economics: Essays in Honour of Sanjaya Lall, University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 460 pages, More information
Rasiah, Rajah, Yeo Lin & Yuri Sadoi (eds.), 2012, Innovation and Industrialization in Asia, Routledge, London, 168 pages, More information
Rasiah, Rajah (ed.), 2011, Malaysian Economy: Unfolding Growth and Social Change, Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, More information
Rasiah, Rajah (ed.), 2010, The New Political Economy of Southeast Asia, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 296 pp, More information
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji & Rajah Rasiah, 2009, Uneven Paths to Development: Information Hardware Innovation Systems in Asia and Africa, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 256, More information
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Banji & Rajah Rasiah, 2008, Uneven Paths Of Development - Innovation and Learning in Asia and Africa, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 256 pp, More information
Rasiah, Rajah, Yuri Sadoi & Rogier Busser, 2008, Multinationals, Technology and Localization in Automotive Firms in Asia, Routledge, London, More information


External working papers
Rasiah, Rajah, 2005, Fostering Clusters and Linkages: Evidence from the Electronics Industry in Malaysia, ADBI Working Paper, Tokyo


Briefs
Rasiah, Rajah (ed.), 2003, Transnational Corporations, Learning and Innovation: Implications of the TRIMs Agreement, Technology Policy Brief, Volume 2, Issue 1, More information


Other (editorship, media appearance, keynote, etc.)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2010, Book Review of 'State, Institutions and Industrial Development', By Laurids S. Lauridsen, Aachen: Shaker Verlag, 1004 pp, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 40(4)
Rasiah, Rajah, 2010, Review of 'Development of small and medium enterprises in Asean countries', By Tulus Tambunan. New Delhi: Readworthy, 2009. 390 pp. (Tables, figures, graphs) US$29.95, cloth. ISBN 978-81-89973-98-8, Pacific Affairs, 83(2)


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