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标题：Identifying the Right 'Fit:' What Can Libya Learn from Port Devolution in Malaysia?
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作者：Hesham M. Ghashat ; Kevin Cullinane ; Gordon Wilmsmeier 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies
印刷版ISSN：1855-3362
出版年度：2011
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：83-117
出版社：Euro-Mediterranean University
摘要：despi t e the fact that Libya and Malaysia are located in different regions of the world, both countries have several ports which operate in similar environments. Malaysian ports have grown quickly since the end of the 1980s, to emerge as efficient, effective and productive. Libya’s government has developed the ambitious objective for its port sector of increasing container throughput in the country’s ports and to participate in the competition to become one of the hub container ports in the Mediterranean. This paper analyzes the results achieved from a change in Malaysia’s port structure and strategy. It then shows that the current situation within Libya’s ports parallels that of Malaysia prior to its implementation of a port devolution policy. A Matching Framework analysis is applied to compare the general situation of the two countries at three different points in time. The final point in time for the Libyan case is deemed to lie at some time in the future and is constructed from the results of the Malaysian success with its implementation of a policy of port devolution. In order to respond to the dynamic operating environment and the new government strategy affecting the Libyan port sector, the paper concludes that an organic structure may provide the best solution for the future success of Libya’s container port industry.