Proceedings of a Workshop held at the Universiti Kebsangsaan Malaysia under a Memorandum of Understanding between the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and the University College of Cape Breton, Canada December 9-10, 1998

Contents
Editorial

Language and Community Economic Development: Implications for Human Resource Development
by Gertrude MacIntyre

Post-Modernity and the Future Global Order
by Masudul Alam Choudhury

Development: Conventional Versus Critical Perspectives
by Ted Trainer

WTO and Regionalism: Opportunities and Challenges for Malaysian Industries
by Tham Siew Yean and Loke Wai Heng

Malaysian Economic Development: A Need for Reassessment?
by Aidit Hj.Ghazali and Mohammad Hj.Alias

Agricultural and Industrial Development in Malaysia: Policy Bias?
by Nor Zakiah Ahmad, Mariani Abdul Majid and Mohd Azlan Shah Zaidi

Progress of Community Development in Malaysia
by Doris Padmini Selvaratnam and Poo Bee Tin

Bumiputera Commercial and Industrial Community in the Food-processing Industry: An Analysis of Institutional Support
by Faridah Shahadan

Constraints to Rural Community Involvement and "success" in Non-agricultural Activities: Some Evidence from Sarawak, Malaysia
by Madeline Berma

Micro-Finance Capacity Assessment for Poverty Alleviation: Outreach, Viability and Sustainability
by Chamhuri Siwar and Basri Abd. Talib

Economic and Social Impact of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) Scheme: A Case Study in Kedah and Terengganu
by Rahmah Ismail

The Asia Pacific Regional Economic Crisis: A Diagnosis
by Noor Azlan Ghazali