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Malaysian Natural Rubber Industry: An Econometric Analysis on the Elasticity of Supply and Demand Approaches

Description: The popularity of natural rubber as an important raw material was distorted in the post-World War Two period. It received heavy competition from synthetic rubber. The main purpose of this paper is to determine and to study supply elasticity and demand elasticity of natural rubber in the case of Malaysia. The main aim of analyzing the period since 1971 is that both price and quality competitiveness of Malaysian natural rubber have drastically improved. Therefore, in order for Malaysia to maintai… more
Date: December 1989
Creator: Mohd Ismail, Harun Mizam bin
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Study on the Successful Self-Employed in Malaysia

Description: In a dualistic labor market, self-employment is classified as the informal sector because its members are usually unable to find formal jobs. In big cities throughout the world it has been reported that the urban self-employed are often faced with highly restrictive government regulations in the belief that they do not contribute very much to the output. This thesis studies the factors that can explain the successes of these self-employed such as the extent of their capital, entrepreneurial exp… more
Date: December 1989
Creator: Kayat, Kalsom
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Oral History Interview with W. W. Baer, Jr., July 8, 1986

Description: Interview with W.W. Baer, Jr., an executive at the Caltex Petroleum Corporation from Illinois, discussing his World War II experiences, training at Texaco, work with Caltex in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Thailand, the establishment of Caltex East, and his appointment as managing director in Tanzania.
Date: July 8, 1986
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Baer, W. W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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