Category: Good Governance & Transparency

Of the countries hit by the Asian economic crisis in 1997, Malaysia was the least hurt. The government was thus initially able to reject neo-liberal prescriptions, instead administering capital controls and corporate bailouts. However, despite short-term success, different kinds of foreign investors, top politicians and business elites, and mass-level constituencies gradually forced wide policy swings.… Continue reading Malaysia: New Reforms, Old Continuities, Tense Ambiguities

The existing fiscal structure in Malaysia is antiquated and in need of reform. One objection to the present fiscal structure rests on the fact that the federal government has undue control over fiscal policy and relegates the demands of state governments to a subsidiary position. Another objection with the existing fiscal structure rests on the… Continue reading Towards a Fairer Fiscal System

The government can hasten the achievement of the National Integrity Plan through the immediate implementation of transparency as a core principle at all government levels. Publication: MIERScan, 26 February 2007. Download

Concern about the credibility of official statistics is not an unfamiliar tune in Malaysia. The non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and public officials have tugged at official statistics in different directions. Publication: MIERScan, 11 June 2007.  Download

“Good Governance – Transparency, Integrity and Accountability” by Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam (President for Transparency International – Malaysia) at The Colloquium on Good Governance at the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Caucus for Good Governance on the December 3-4th 2007 at the Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.  [Download]