Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation
Recent studies have suggested that migrants are highly vulnerable to being trafficked. Malaysia, with its large number of migrants is vulnerable and is struggling to implement its Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. There is also little information on implementation...
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| author | Wan Ismail, Wan Nur Ibtisam Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Cheong, Kee Cheok |
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| description | Recent studies have suggested that migrants are highly vulnerable to being trafficked. Malaysia, with its large number of migrants is vulnerable and is struggling to implement its Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. There is also little information on implementation experience so far. Through in-depth interviews with government bureaucrats and other stakeholders, this study seeks to gain some insight into Malaysia’s policy implementation experience. It finds inadequate coordination, limited resources, poor information flow, enforcement approach, hierarchical control structure, and need for change as the major factors constraining effective policy implementation. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-228322019-10-24T04:04:45Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/22832/ Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation Wan Ismail, Wan Nur Ibtisam Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Cheong, Kee Cheok HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Recent studies have suggested that migrants are highly vulnerable to being trafficked. Malaysia, with its large number of migrants is vulnerable and is struggling to implement its Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007. There is also little information on implementation experience so far. Through in-depth interviews with government bureaucrats and other stakeholders, this study seeks to gain some insight into Malaysia’s policy implementation experience. It finds inadequate coordination, limited resources, poor information flow, enforcement approach, hierarchical control structure, and need for change as the major factors constraining effective policy implementation. SAGE Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed Wan Ismail, Wan Nur Ibtisam and Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Cheong, Kee Cheok (2017) Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation. Administration & Society, 49 (2). pp. 212-231. ISSN 0095-3997, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399714532271 <https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399714532271>. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095399714532271 doi:10.1177/0095399714532271 |
| spellingShingle | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform Wan Ismail, Wan Nur Ibtisam Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Cheong, Kee Cheok Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title | Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title_full | Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title_fullStr | Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title_short | Human Trafficking in Malaysia: Bureaucratic Challenges in Policy Implementation |
| title_sort | human trafficking in malaysia bureaucratic challenges in policy implementation |
| topic | HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
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