The Gender Politics of Global Economic Competitiveness in Southeast Asia

马来西亚等国面临着与澳大利亚类似的经济挑战--例如，面对来自低(呃)工资劳动力国家(尤其是中国)日益激烈的竞争，保持经济竞争力，保持和加强具有竞争力的信息和通信技术基础设施，以及建立成功和可持续的技术政策。对妇女和家庭在马来西亚向知识密集型经济转型的努力中所能发挥的作用进行批判性评估，无疑将为澳大利亚提供政策教训。

States such as Malaysia face similar economic challenges to Australia - for example maintaining economic competitiveness in the face of rising competition from low(er) wage labour countries (especially China), maintaining and enhancing a competitive ICT infrastructure and building successful and sustainable technology policies. Critically assessing the role that women and the family can play in Malaysia's attempts to transition to a more knowledge intensive economy will invariably open up policy lessons for Australia.