Constructing Malaysia

From Third World to Tiger Economy
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-87358-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries

This book addresses the evolution of the construction industry in Malaysia from its independence in 1957 until the present day. It is a fascinating look at Malaysia’s story of achievements and setbacks told for the first time from an infrastructure development and construction perspective.

Chapters cover topics such as the government’s economic development policies, the transition from foreign to local contractors, employment of migrant construction workers, the adoption of privatisation policies and the reliance on private financing for public infrastructure. Many features of modern construction principles such as privatisations, public-private financing, industrialised building systems, alliancing or partnership approach were rapidly adopted and are discussed in the book. Contemporary issues such as climate change, environmental sustainability, occupational health and safety, quality and technology are also discussed. The second part of the book provides six case studies of pertinent projects over the last sixty years to illustrate the transformation of the Malaysian construction industry and the challenges faced along the way. These include:

• North-South Expressway (1981)

• Penang Bridge (1982)

• Petronas Twin Towers (1993)

• East-Coast Rail Link (2016)

• Merdeka 118 Tower (2024)

This latest addition to the Routledge Research Collections for Construction in Developing Countries series is essential reading for students and scholars of the international construction sector, economic development, infrastructure, and the history of Asian economies.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Rashid

Chan, Toong-Khuan

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Berufspraxis
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Projektmanagement
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Malaysia’s Development Context and the Construction Industry 2. Malaysian Contractors and The Affirmative Action Policy 3. Foreign Construction Companies in Malaysia 4. Foreign Construction Workers in Malaysia  5. Construction Industry Development Board 6. Construction Industry Development Strategies 7. Prefabrication, Mechanisation and Industrialised Building Systems 8. Environmental Sustainability and Green Building 9. The Evolution of the Malaysian Architectural Consultancy Industry: From Independence to Present  10. Engineers and Engineering Consultants  11. The Evolution of the Quantity Surveying Profession in Malaysia: Institutionalisation, Regulation, and Professional Transformation  12. The North South Expressway: Privatisation, Risk Allocation and Political Economy 13. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz was Professor at Wawasan Open University, Penang, Malaysia, from 2022 to 2025. Prior to this, he had a distinguished career at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), where he served for 31 years from 1991. During his tenure at USM, he was seconded to Universiti Malaysia Sarawak from 2019 to 2021, where he contributed to the development of its undergraduate quantity surveying programme. His research interests include international construction, labour issues in the construction industry, contractor development, and privatisation. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quantity Surveying and a PhD from the University of Reading. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a member of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia, and a registered Consultant Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia. Abdul-Rashid Abdul-Aziz currently runs his own quantity surveying practice.

Toong-khuan Chan is Associate Professor in Construction Engineering and Management in the Department of Engineering, La Trobe University. His research interests include construction economics, construction industry development, and infrastructure policy. His work has contributed to industry development initiatives in Malaysia and Indonesia. Prior to academia, he spent many years in the petrochemical and construction sectors in Singapore and Malaysia, including consulting for major construction and multinational companies across Asia. He has previously taught at The University of Melbourne, Nanyang Technological University, and the Malaysia University of Science and Technology. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Malaya and a PhD in Engineering from the University of Cambridge.