ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book summarises some important research findings. It makes some recommendations about further regional instruments to develop the less developed states. The book discusses the limitations of this research and calls for further empirical evidence about growth and regional inequality in Peninsular Malaysia. It also discusses that the current regional policy has developed two 'industrial dispersion' tools to spearhead the restructuring of economic activities across regions: the establishment of the industrial estates, and additional investment incentives. The book examines that easy access to the services industries has a close link to the development of manufacturing industries. High dependency on foreign workers causes not only a high out-flow of currency (sending income to their home country) but also tends to create an excess supply of totally unskilled workers, thus depriving them of higher wages, as compared to skilled workers.
