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Industrial policies and plans

H. Osman Rani, M. Anuar Adnan and Mohamed Aslam

The rapid transformation of the country from its agricultural roots to an industrial economy involved the implementation of various government policies and plans which shaped and stimulated industrial development.

  • Information in the full article includes
  • Import&ndashsubtitution (1958—1968
  • Export–orientation (1968—1980)
  • More import–substitution
  • The Industrial Master Plan (1986—1995)
  • The Second Industrial Master Plan (1996—2005)
IMP3 masterplan

IMP3 aims to improve the productivity of the three main sectors—manufacturing, services and agriculture.