Category: Good Governance & Transparency

Drawing on longitudinal data on an array of ethnic policies in Malaysia, the study highlights the limits of cultural-determinist theories of policy. It shows that elite beliefs change over time, often creating layers of policy based on varying premises; that one set of beliefs can overcome another, inconsistent set; that critical events can alter the… Continue reading Cause and consequence in public policy theory: Ethnic policy and system transformation in Malaysia

Author 1 Chander, Ramesh Author 2 Gnasegarah, S. Author 3 Pyatt, Graham et al This paper summarizes research on the estimation of a social accounting matrix (SAM) for Malaysia for 1970 in which the distribution of income between different factors and socio-economic groups is identified. It is the latest of a series of case studies… Continue reading Social Accounts And The Distribution Of Income: The Malaysian Economy In 1970.

Examines the feasibility of removing economic disparities in developing, multiethnic society within the broader framework of redistribution through growth, by analyzing Malaysia’s development strategy. Provisions of the Malaysian Constitution for reducing interethnic disparities; Changes incorporated in the Malaysian economic policy to achieve economic balance; Impact of government programs on restructuring Malaysian society. Download

A pattern appears in Malaysian governance – this means that any solution adopted by the state to enhance its power will remain long after the crisis is over. When overdone, these solutions create their own crisis.  Author: Ooi, Kee Beng.  Publication: Opinion Asia, 12 Oct 2007.  Download

The part that would milk the creativity of the planners and the chief executive officer of the nation – because here we have to deal with Malaysia Inc. – would be on how targets are achieved. Imagination would make its demands on the CEO and his team of policy makers; and they would have to… Continue reading Driving An Economy With Imagination

Some observers have noted that Malaysia is not being viewed as a country that is as transparent as it should be. It has been pointed out that the practice of awarding large infrastructure projects on the basis of closed-door negotiations would erode public confidence and send the wrong message to the international business community.  Publication:… Continue reading Making Government Procurement Transparent

There has been much talk about corporate governance in East Asia, including Malaysia, following the 1997/98 economic crisis. This time around, the crisis was largely blamed on the corporate sector. The governments in the crisis-hit countries were generally viewed as having been prudent in their fiscal management. This indeed was the case in Malaysia where… Continue reading Banking On Corporate Governance

Do governments in less-democratic newly industrialized countries (NICs) bargain with their citizens? In this article we develop a game-theoretic model to show that the government may not be able to avoid bargaining in open economies such as the Asian NICs when economic conditions are less than optimal. The reason is that, in the absence of… Continue reading Bargaining in Less-Democratic Newly Industrialized Countries: Model and Evidence from South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia

This article examines efforts to create binding international rules regulating public procurement and considers, in particular, the failure to reach a WTO agreement on transparency in government procurement. The particular focus of the discussion is the approach taken by Malaysia to these international procurement rules and to the negotiation of an agreement on transparency. Rules… Continue reading WTO Government Procurement Rules and the Local Dynamics of Procurement Policies: A Malaysian Case Study