PART ONE-THE MAJOR ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF MERGER 1
CHAPTER Ⅰ-The Economic Framework of Malaysia 1
CHAPTER Ⅱ-The Economic Promise of Merger 8
CHAPTER Ⅲ-Principles and Institutions of an Economic Policy for Malaysia 12
PART TWO-RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ACTION 19
CHAPTER Ⅳ-Coordination of Public Development Programs 19
CHAPTER Ⅴ-Industrialization Policies 25
CHAPTER Ⅵ-The Establishment of a Malaysian Common Market and the Organization of a Tariff Board 41
CHAPTER Ⅶ-Harmonization of Tariff Policies 61
CHAPTER Ⅷ-Preservation of Entrepot Trade 74
ANNEX A-Note on Ports in Malaysia 94
STATISTICAL APPENDIX 99
(a) MALAYSIA-ECONOMIC 99
TABLE Ⅰ-Malaysia-Area and Land Use,by Country,1960-61 99
TABLE Ⅱ-Malaysia-Population by Age Group,end-1961 99
TABLE Ⅲ-Malaysia-Population by Ethnic Groups,end-1961 100
TABLE Ⅳ-Economically Active Population of Malaysia,by Country,1960 101
TABLE Ⅴ-Estimates of Gross National Product and Expenditure,1961 102
TABLE Ⅵ-Summary of Public finance,1962 103
TABLE Ⅶ-Malaysia-Foreign Exchange Earnings by Principal Sector,1957-61,with Breakdown by Country for 1961 104
TABLE Ⅷ-Imports and Exports of the Federation of Malays,Singapore,Sarawak and North Borneo,1961 105
(b) SINGAPORE-ENTREPOT TRADE 106
TABLE Ⅸ-Origin of Imports for Re-export,by Commodity,1961 106
TABLE Ⅹ-Destination of Re-exports,by Commodity,1961 108
TABLE Ⅺ-Singapore-Estimate of Value Added by the Entrepot Trade,by principal commodities 110