Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Malaysia: The Case of Indonesian Construction Sub-Contractors  

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Hashim, Hafiz ; Aziz, Abdul Rashid Abdul

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Indonesian Quarterly vol. 30 no. 02 (2002), page 175-194.
Topik: political implications; politic; demographic; long-term economic; economic; immigrant; Indonesian immigrant; Indonesia; Malaysia; Immigrant Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurs

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Upward vertical mobility of immigrants in many labor-recipient countries is often characterized by self-employment. While Indonesian immigrants becoming petty traders clandestinely in urban centres in Malaysia have been well publicized, the same cannot be said of Indonesian entrepreneurs operating within the construction contracting hierarchy. Yet studies conducted by the authors point to their ubiquity, at least in major urban centres throughout the country. While this development adds further to the vibrancy of this important economic sector, their perpetuation and even possibly enlarged role may thwart the government's objective to nurture and groom 'bumiputera' (indigenuous) contractors, especially those with small- and medium-scale, to become self-reliant and competitive in their own right some day. Other than industrial ramifications, the effect of Indonesian sub-contractors perpetuating the incidence of Indonesian site-operatives in Malaysia also bears long-term economic, demographic and political implications.

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