By Ho Khai Leong, the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. Policy formulation in Malaysia, like in many Third World countries, is essentially a centrally directed exercise.1 While the formulation process is somewhat open to public opinion and interest group influence, it is nonetheless a relatively autonomous administrative act.2 The comment by a… Continue reading Dynamics of policy making in Malaysia
Category: NEP
Identities, Conflict and Cohesion
Author: Jomo K.S. Published on: Identities, Conflict and Cohesion Programme Paper Number 7 September 2004; United Nations Research Institute for Social Development. Summary: Malaysia’s New Economic Policy (NEP) was first announced in 1970 as the principal policy response to the post-election race riots of May 1969, which also resulted in a significant regime change. This… Continue reading Identities, Conflict and Cohesion
Towards a New Social Agenda
Author: Mohammed Ariff. Publication/Conference: MIERScan, 14 January 2008 In the Malaysian context, economic growth and income distribution have been the two sides of the same coin. Economic growth is thus crucial for successful affirmative action. The improvements in income distribution, both intra- and inter-ethnic, in the early years of the NEP were attributable in no… Continue reading Towards a New Social Agenda