Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process

This paper argues that institutional process are essential to the execution of economic policy. In the absence of adequate institutional processes, well-intentioned economic policies may not be implemented in the manner expected by theory. The case of privatisation in Malaysia is used as an examp...

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Main Author: Nambiar, Shankaran
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Language:English
Published: Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2009
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/36408/1/AAMJ_14.2.2.pdf
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description This paper argues that institutional process are essential to the execution of economic policy. In the absence of adequate institutional processes, well-intentioned economic policies may not be implemented in the manner expected by theory. The case of privatisation in Malaysia is used as an example to illustrate why institutional processes must be put into place in order to achieve the full benefit of economic policies. Economic theory suggests that privatisation, rather than state-ownership of enterprises, leads to greater economic efficiency. However, this is only the case if privatisation initiatives are carried out in a manner that consistent with good institutional practice. This paper suggests that there is a prima facie case for establishing transparent institutions in order to gain from the proper implementation of economic policy.
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spelling usm.eprints-364082017-09-07T07:21:49Z http://eprints.usm.my/36408/ Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process Nambiar, Shankaran HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management This paper argues that institutional process are essential to the execution of economic policy. In the absence of adequate institutional processes, well-intentioned economic policies may not be implemented in the manner expected by theory. The case of privatisation in Malaysia is used as an example to illustrate why institutional processes must be put into place in order to achieve the full benefit of economic policies. Economic theory suggests that privatisation, rather than state-ownership of enterprises, leads to greater economic efficiency. However, this is only the case if privatisation initiatives are carried out in a manner that consistent with good institutional practice. This paper suggests that there is a prima facie case for establishing transparent institutions in order to gain from the proper implementation of economic policy. Asian Academy of Management (AAM) 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/36408/1/AAMJ_14.2.2.pdf Nambiar, Shankaran (2009) Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process. Asian Academy of Management Journal (AAMJ), 14 (2). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1394-2603 http://web.usm.my/aamj/14.2.2009/AAMJ_14.2.2.pdf
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title Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process
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title_full_unstemmed Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process
title_short Revisiting Privatisation In Malaysia: The Importance Of Institutional Process
title_sort revisiting privatisation in malaysia the importance of institutional process
topic HD28-70 Management. Industrial Management
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