2015-04-082015-04-082015http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53880Unleashing the potential of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Asia requires more sophisticated policies that draw heavily on context-specific evidence. Emerging evidence suggests that countries can increase their chances to break free from the middle income trap if their economic structure promotes stronger crisis resilience, more inclusive market economies and enhanced economic competitiveness. This annex is part of a larger study “Enterprise Performance in Asia: Using firm-level data for Policy-making” and summarizes the main policy messages for developing countries.Text1 digital file (9 p.)application/pdfenECONOMIC GROWTHSMALL SCALE INDUSTRYFAR EAST ASIAPRODUCTIVITYECONOMIES IN TRANSITIONENTREPRENEURSHIPECONOMIC POLICYCORRUPTIONECONOMIC GOVERNANCEPOLICY MAKINGMALAYSIAPolicy Brief