Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach
Tolled highways in Malaysia are built under the public-private approach in which the government provides the opportunities for the involvement of the private sector in the construction of these infrastructures. Using a political economy approach, this paper seeks to identify the main concession hold...
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description | Tolled highways in Malaysia are built under the public-private approach in which the government provides the opportunities for the involvement of the private sector in the construction of these infrastructures. Using a political economy approach, this paper seeks to identify the main concession holders of the Malaysian tolled highways and ascertain in what way the tolled highways influence the political and economic arenas. This paper finds that the tolled highways in Malaysia play a significant role in achieving the country’s economic objectives. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b612bd43106a4ec39af8679243c3da802022-12-21T23:22:04ZengUniversiti MalayaAsian Journal of Accounting Perspectives2672-72930128-03842012-12-0151Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy ApproachErvina Alfan0Faculty of Business and Accountancy, University of MalayaTolled highways in Malaysia are built under the public-private approach in which the government provides the opportunities for the involvement of the private sector in the construction of these infrastructures. Using a political economy approach, this paper seeks to identify the main concession holders of the Malaysian tolled highways and ascertain in what way the tolled highways influence the political and economic arenas. This paper finds that the tolled highways in Malaysia play a significant role in achieving the country’s economic objectives.https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/AJAP/article/view/3679political economy approachtolled highways |
spellingShingle | Ervina Alfan Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives political economy approach tolled highways |
title | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach |
title_full | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach |
title_fullStr | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach |
title_full_unstemmed | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach |
title_short | Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Projects for Malaysian Tolled Highways – An Insight using a Political Economy Approach |
title_sort | public private partnership ppp projects for malaysian tolled highways a€ an insight using a political economy approach |
topic | political economy approach tolled highways |
url | https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/AJAP/article/view/3679 |
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