Privatization in Malaysia : Regulation, Rent-Seeking and Policy Failure

ISBN-13: 9780415545372 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 252 str.

Jeff Tan;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

This book explores privatization in Malaysia, focusing in particular on how political constraints resulted in the failure of four major privatizations: the national sewerage company (IWK), Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit (LRT), national airline (MAS), and national car company (Proton).

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Why Privatize?  2. Privatization, Rents and Rent Seeking  3. Institutional and Political Failure: Privatization in Malaysia  4. Universal Access and Private Provision: Malaysia’s National Sewerage  5. The Fallacy of Privatized Urban Rail: Kuala Lumpur Light Rail Transit  6. Perverse Incentives: Malaysia Airlines  7. Rents and Industrial Upgrading: Proton  8. Summary and Conclusion

O autorze

Jeff Tan is an Assistant Professor at the Aga Khan University Institute for the Studies of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) in London where he lectures in development studies. He specialises in the political economy of development and his research interests include the privatisation of public utilities and infrastructure, governance and globalisation.