Education

• Westlands Primary School. 1959-63.
• Penang Free School. 1964-66.
• Royal Military College. 1967-70.
• Yale University (B.A. cum laude). 1970-73.
• Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A.). 1973-74.
• Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Ph.D., 1978). 1974-77.

Emplyoment

• Science University of Malaysia, 1974 (Temporary Lecturer);
• Harvard University, 1974-5 (Teaching Fellow, Economics Department, Social Studies Program, Kennedy Institute of Politics);
• National University of Malaysia (UKM), 1977-82
(Lecturer; Associate Professor from 1981);
• University of Malaya, July 1982-November 2004
(Associate Professor 1982-6; Professor 1986-89; 1991-2004);

Also:
Yale College, fall 1977 (Visiting Instructor)
Cornell University, fall 1993 (Fulbright Visiting Professor)
National University of Singapore, July 2004-January 2005 (Visiting Senior Research Fellow)

Awards

• Royal Military College Scholarship. 1967-70.
• Malaysian National Delegate to World Youth Forum. 1970.
• Putra Foundation Travel Award. 1970.
• Lee Foundation Travel Award. 1970.
• Yale College Full Scholarship. 1970-73.
• U.S. National Science Foundation Summer Research Award.1972.
• Population Council Honorary Fellow. 1973-74.
• Harvard Center for Population Studies Fellowship. 1973-76.
• Ford Foundation Award. 1974-76.
• Harvard Yenching Scholarship. 1976-77.
• Southeast Asia Population Research Awards Program (SEAPRAP) Award. 1976-77.
• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Faculty of Economics and Management Development Studies Fund Award. 1977-78.
• Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship (Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge). 1987-88.
• British Academy Visiting Professor. 1991.
• Kuok Foundation sabbatical research award (Visitor, Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge). 1991-92.
• British High Commissioner’s Award. 1991-92.
• Fulbright Asian Scholar-in-Residence Award (Cornell University). 1993.
• Abe Fellowship (South Africa, Brazil). 1994-95.
• SEPHIS Lecture Tour, India and Sri Lanka. 1996.
• SEPHIS Lecture Tour, Africa. 1997.
• Keynote Speaker, Social Development Summit, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva. 2000.
• SEPHIS Lecture Tour, Mexico, Brazil. 2001.
• Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Senior Fellowship, Japan, Southeast Asia. 2001-02.
• Asia in the New Millenium: First Ishak Shari Memorial Lecture, 2002
• International Institute of Asian Studies Lecture, Amsterdam, 2002.

Professional Experience

• Research Assistant, Economic Growth Center, Yale University. 1971.
• Research Assistant in South America, Economic Growth Center, Yale University. 1973.
• Temporary Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 1974.
• Teaching Fellow, Economics Department, Harvard University. 1974-75.
• Teaching Fellow, Social Studies Department, Harvard University. 1974-76.
• Seminar Instructor, Institute of Politics, Harvard University. 1974-75.
• Visiting Lecturer, Yale College. 1977.
• Consultant, United Nations, New York. 1981-84.
• Editorial Board, Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia). 1982-
• Expert Consultant, International Labour Organization (ILO). 1983-86, 1991, 1996.
• Expert Consultant, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). 1984, 1992, 1994-5.
• Head, Development Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya. 1987-2004.
• Visiting Fellow, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge. 1987-88.
• Expert Consultant, World Institute of Development Economic Research (WIDER), United Nations University. 1988-91, 1997, 2001-2.
• Member, National Economic Consultative Council (NECC). 1989-90.
• Expert Consultant, International Labour Organization Asian Regional Team for Employment Promotion (ILO-ARTEP). 1991.
• Visitor, Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge. 1991-92.
• Expert Consultant, Institute of South East Asian Studies (ISEAS), Singapore. 1991-92.
• Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER). 1992-94.
• Expert Consultant, Asia Pacific Development Centre (APDC). 1992-93.
• Expert Consultant, World Bank. 1993-97, 1999-2000.
• Visiting Professor, Cornell University (Southeast Asia Program and Johnson School of Management), Fall. 1993.
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC) and American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Joint Committee on Southeast Asia. 1993-96.
• Life Member, Society for International Development. Since 1993.
• Council of the Journal, Alternatives Sud (Tricontinental Centre, Brussels). 1993-
• International Advisory Board, South East Asia Research (School of Oriental and African Studies, London). 1994-2003.
• Editorial Board, Journal of Asia-Pacific Economy (Routledge). 1994-
• Editorial Board, Links (Sydney). 1994-
• Steering Committee, South-South Exchange Programme for Research on the History of Development (SEPHIS). 1994-2003.
• Consultant, Faculty of Development Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. 1994-2004.
• External Assessor, Faculty of Human Ecology, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang. 1994-2004.
• Visiting Fellow, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. 1995-97.
• Visiting Fellow, Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. 1995-97.
• Evaluation Committee, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo. 1995-96.
• Expert Consultant, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Geneva. 1995-97, 2002.
• Visiting Fellow, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. 1995.
• Expert Consultant, Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). 1996-97.
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Regional Advisory Panel on Southeast Asia. 1997-2000.
• Expert Consultant, Thai Development Research Institute (TDRI), Bangkok. 1998-2000.
• Expert Consultant, G-24 (Inter-governmental Group of Twenty-four on
International Monetary Affairs), Lima, Peru; UNCTAD, Geneva. 1999, 2002-3.
• Expert Consultant, Centre for Development and Entrepreneurship, Johannesburg. 1999.
• Expert Consultant, East-West Center, Honolulu. 1999.
• Expert Consultant, Institute for Development Studies, Sussex. 1999.
• Expert Consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBi), Tokyo. 1999.
• Editorial Board, African Journal of Business & Economic Research. 1999-
• Editorial Board, African Journal of Development Studies. 1999-
• Editorial Board, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific (Oxford UP). 1999-
• Editorial Board, Journal of East Asian Studies (Lynne Rienner). 2000-
• Expert Consultant, OECD Development Centre, Paris. 1999-2002.
• Regional Research Partner, Centre on Regulation and Competition at the Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester. 2001.
• President, International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs). 2001-
• Advisory Board, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). 2002-4.
• Advisory Board, Institute for Policy Dialogue (IPD), Columbia University. 2002-
• Expert Consultant, Institute of Developing Economies, Tokyo. 2002.
• Editorial Board, Asian Business and Management (Palgrave). 2002-
• Advisory Board, Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. 2002-
• Editorial Advisory Board, The American ASIAN REVIEW. 2002-
• Advisory Panel, Human Development Report, 2003 (United Nations Development Program). 2002-3.
• Advisory Board, Asia-Pacific Development Journal (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok). 2002-
• International Advisory Panel, Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University. 2002-
• Advisory Committee on Economics and Policy, Times Academic Publishing. 2002-4.
• International Advisory Committee, Taiwan Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 2003-
• International Selection Committee, Asian Public Intellectuals (API) Fellowship Program. 2003-4.
• Editorial Board, International Journal of Asian Studies (Cambridge University Press for Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo). 2003-08.
• Editorial Advisory Board, Southeast Asian Studies Book Series, University of Wisconsin Press & UW Center for Southeast Asian Studies, 2004-
• International Adjunct Faculty, Master of Arts in International Development Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 2004-
• Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. July-December 2004.

Personal Details

• Date of birth: 11 December 1952
• Gender: Male
• Place of Birth: Penang, Malaysia
• Nationality: Malaysian
• Family: Married to Noelle Rodriguez, 3 children (Nadia, born 12/08/87; Emil, born 09/06/89; Leal, born 06/04/90)