Law, institutions, and Malaysian economic development
By: editors, Jomo K.S. with Wong Sau Ngan.
Contributors: Jomo K. S.; Wong, Sau Ngan.
Publisher: NUS Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9789971693909
Subjects: Law and economic development; Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Malaysia; Finance -- Law and legislation -- Malaysia; Malaysia -- Economic policy
Description: "This volume develops an institutionalist analysis of Malaysia's post-colonial economy by exploring the political economy of development and particularly the interface between economics and law. The book shows that economic policy initiatives in Malaysia have often been accompanied by corresponding legislative and regulatory reforms intended to create an appropriate legal environment, and that major legislative innovations have occurred in response to economic problems or crises arising from earlier policies. The early chapters survey the colonial legal heritage as well as major postcolonial developments. After a brief survey of recent developments in the financial sector, the remaining chapters consider how institutional developments and the law have been shaped by and in turn shape economic development in Malaysia."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Making Malaysia legally / Wong Sau Ngan and Jomo K.S.; title: The political economy of post-colonial transformation / Jomo K.S. and Chang Yii Tan; title: Post-colonial legal developments / Wong Sau Ngan; title: Financial sector legal developments / Wong Sau Ngan and Shanthi Kandiah; title: Colonial land law and the transformation of Malay peasant agriculture / Jomo K.S.; title: Labour laws and industrial relations / Jomo K.S. and Vijayakumari Kanapathy; title: Investment and technology policy / Jomo K.S.; title: Institutional initiatives for crisis management, 1998 / Wong Sook Ching and Jomo K.S.; title: Corporate governance reform for East Asia  / Jomo K.S.