Political Economy and Governance

Kadar cukai negara perlu seimbang

Opinion Political Economy and Governance Wan Saiful Wan Jan By admin|August 17, 2016 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. Published in Berita Harian 17 August 2016 PADA 21 Oktober nanti, Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dijangka membentangkan Bajet 2017 di Parlimen. Antara isu penting yang akan disentuh ialah mengenai dasar percukaian ne [...]

TPPA and Economic Liberalisation : Good or Bad for Malaysia? – Event Summary Report

Event Reports Events Political Economy and Governance By admin|April 4, 2015 |0

Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) organised a public debate on the TPPA and Economic Liberalisation on Saturday, 28 March 2015. The TPPA, Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, is a free trade agreement that Malaysia is currently [...]

The Tunku wanted liberty

Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|February 5, 2015 |0

By Wan Saiful Wan Jan. First published in The Star on 3 February 2015. This coming Sunday, 8 February 2015, marks the 112th birthday of Almarhum Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Alhaj, our Bapa Kemerdekaan and Bapa Malaysia. As always, we at IDEAS will be [...]

All policy is local

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 30, 2015 |0

By Tricia Yeoh. First published in The Sun newspaper on 29 January 2015 Earlier this week, the Islamic party PAS President’s statement that local council elections would eventually lead to racial riots raised ire amongst civil society, as well as [...]

Revised budget falls short on dealing with tough year

News Newspaper Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 22, 2015 |0

IDEAS CEO Wan Saiful Wan Jan says that more could have been cut from bureaucracy, especially from the Prime Minister’s Department. “If the government was cutting spending, it is not doing enough. The PM’s Department itself is so big,” he sai [...]

Oil and more open budget

Governance Opinion Political Economy and Governance By admin|January 13, 2015 |0

By Tricia Yeoh. First published in the The Edge Malaysia on 12 January 2015. [...]

Policy IDEAS No 16: Public Procurement in FTAs : The Challenges for Malaysia

Policy Ideas Political Economy and Governance Publications By admin|December 4, 2014 |0

The paper examines opportunities and challenges for Malaysia if it accedes to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) that has public procurement provisions. It examines the key provisions in the procurement chapter of an FTA, and the core principles [...]

Media Statement: IDEAS announces Razeen Sally as Chair of Political Economy and Governance, to campaign for greater liberalisation

News Political Economy and Governance Press Statements By admin|November 24, 2014 |0

Kuala Lumpur, 24 November 2014 – The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) announces today the appointment of Dr. Razeen Sally as the first holder of IDEAS Chair of Political Economy and Governance Programme. Dr. Sally is a gl [...]

IDEAS Political Economy and Governance Unit (PEG)

Political Economy and Governance Units By admin|October 23, 2013 |0

IDEAS established its Governance Unit in 2013 which was then renamed “Political Economy and Governance” (PEG) in 2014. The unit researches and advocates in a cross-partisan and non-confrontational way for better policy-making and imple [...]