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IDEAS study: Parents from lower income households with autistic children face great financial constraints

News Press Statements By admin|June 21, 2016 |0

For immediate release Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2016 – The financial strain on parents with autistic children is often overlooked despite it being a complex issue, says the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS). In IDEAS’ la [...]

Policy IDEAS № 28: Financial Burden of Living with Autism

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|June 21, 2016 |0

Financial Burden of Living with Autism: A case study of parents at IDEAS Autism Centre Caring for a child with special needs results in increased spending for families. In addition to direct costs of intervention such as healthcare, educati [...]

Media Statement: IDEAS proposes five principles for fair political financing

News Press Statements By admin|May 23, 2016 |0

For immediate release Kuala Lumpur, 23 May 2016 – A paper on political financing released today by the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) proposes five key principles to ensure a just system of political finance bas [...]

Policy IDEAS № 29: The Principles of Political Finance Regulations

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|May 20, 2016 |0

Click to download Political parties lie at the heart of every democracy in the 21st century, championing the interests of different voters and contributing to society. Central to their continued growth is political financing and its regulation, w [...]

Policy IDEAS No 27: How Can Malaysia’s Budget Documents Be Improved?

Governance Policy Ideas Publications By admin|April 8, 2016 |0

Click to download Based on the Open Budget Index, the International Budget Partnership lists three recommendations to improve the quality of the budget documents. They are: 1. Producing the currently unavailable budget documents (i.e. Citizen’s B [...]

Policy IDEAS No 26: Capitalism in Asia

Economy & Trade Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 29, 2016 |0

Click here to download This paper is written by Dr Razeen Sally who is also the IDEAS’ Chair in Political Economy and Governance and Associate Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. This pap [...]

Policy IDEAS No 25: Economic Liberalism in Asia

Economy & Trade Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 28, 2016 |0

Click to download Dr Razeen Sally is the author of this paper and he is also the Chairman of the Institute of Policy Studies, a key think tank in his native Sri Lanka which advises the Sri Lankan government on economic policies. This paper is an e [...]

Policy IDEAS No 24: School Autonomy Case Studies of Private School Chains in Malaysia

Education Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 25, 2016 |0

Click here to download The author of this policy paper is Nina Adian Disney. She is a Malaysian with a transnational educational background (the US, Australia, Switzerland, Korea and the UK). She studied Law at the London School of Economics and i [...]

Policy IDEAS No 23: A Case Study of a Chinese Independent School

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|March 24, 2016 |0

Click to download This paper present the findings and observations of a case study conducted in a particular Chinese Independent School located in Klang Valley. It elaborates on the efficacy of the school in conducting teacher training to ensure t [...]

Policy IDEAS No 18 – ICT in Classroom Learning: Exploring the Discrepancies Between Ideal Conditions and Current Malaysian Policy

Education Policy Ideas Publications By admin|February 26, 2015 |0

In 2011, the Ministry of Education launched the 1BestariNet programme – an ambitious initiative to equip all government schools in Malaysia with high-speed internet connectivity, Chromebooks and, a Virtual Learning Environment. This programme was [...]

Policy IDEAS No 15: School choice and school vouchers programmes: Why do they succeed and why do they fail – lessons for Malaysia?

Policy Ideas Publications By admin|November 17, 2014 |0

This paper offers an exploration of the benefit of school choice and how school voucher programmes are a core feature of successfully bringing education choice to all segments of society. School vouchers are flexible arrangements for education fun [...]

Morality and the Rule of Law: Inspirations from Raja Aziz Addruse

Policy Ideas Publications Special Edition By admin|October 17, 2014 |0

Inspirations from Raja Aziz Addruse: Morality and the Rule of Law’ was a lecture by Tunku ‘Abidin Muhriz delivered at the 3rd Raja Aziz Addruse Memorial Lecture, a lecture series organized by the Malaysian Bar Council. In this lecture, Tunku ‘Abid [...]