Advocacy in a Time of Change : : Business Associations and the Pakatan Harapan Government in Malaysia, 2018-20 / / MIchael T. Schaper.
There are at least 80-100 business associations (such as chambers of commerce or industry-specific bodies) in Malaysia today, representing over 600,000 firms. In February-April 2020, a range of chamber leaders and officers were interviewed to record their experiences of the recent Pakatan Harapan (P...
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Schaper, MIchael T. , author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Advocacy in a Time of Change : Business Associations and the Pakatan Harapan Government in Malaysia, 2018-20 / MIchael T. Schaper. Singapore : ISEAS Publishing, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource (48 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS SECTOR -- BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN MALAYSIA -- METHODOLOGY -- SETTLING IN: THE EARLY DAYS -- A MATURING RELATIONSHIP -- MEDIA RELATIONS -- STATE GOVERNMENTS STILL RELEVANT -- SOME SELF-REFLECTION -- WHERE TO FROM HERE? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star There are at least 80-100 business associations (such as chambers of commerce or industry-specific bodies) in Malaysia today, representing over 600,000 firms. In February-April 2020, a range of chamber leaders and officers were interviewed to record their experiences of the recent Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration, and any future lessons for business associations in post GE-14 Malaysia. Few Malaysian chambers have had experience in dealing with changes of government, creating challenges when PH took office. Most associations were able to build effective working relationships with the new administration. Compared to Barisan Nasional (BN) ministers, PH ministers emphasized greater policy rigour, more evidence-based arguments, lower tolerance for corruption, and enhanced public accountability. Criticisms of PH include an early focus by some ministers on seemingly trivial issues, an initial distrust of some parts of the public service, and an inability to have all parts of the federal government work cohesively. Some future lessons that business associations have adopted are: avoid taking a partisan stance in policy debates; be prepared for some confusion and lack of clarity in the early days of any new government; expect many existing policies to remain; build relationships with both new ministers and with senior public servants; and ensure that policy positions are well researched and evidence-based. Most associations feel comfortable in adapting to the March 2020 installation of the new Perikatan Nasional administration. Changes in government have also prompted associations to review their own internal policy capacity. Interviewees suggest that chambers may need to enhance their advocacy skills, move away from racially based structures, improve their level of public transparency, become more strategic, and improve their own internal governance and management. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Government & Business. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus PP Package 2020 Part 2 9783110696295 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Business and Economics 2020 English 9783110704792 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE Economics 2020 9783110704624 ZDB-23-DBV Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter ISEAS Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110689594 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter PP ROW Ebook Package English 2020 9783110696301 print 9789814881821 https://doi.org/10.1355/9789814881838 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9789814881838 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9789814881838.jpg |
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Advocacy in a Time of Change : Business Associations and the Pakatan Harapan Government in Malaysia, 2018-20 / MIchael T. Schaper. |
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Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS SECTOR -- BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN MALAYSIA -- METHODOLOGY -- SETTLING IN: THE EARLY DAYS -- A MATURING RELATIONSHIP -- MEDIA RELATIONS -- STATE GOVERNMENTS STILL RELEVANT -- SOME SELF-REFLECTION -- WHERE TO FROM HERE? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES |
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Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS -- AN OVERVIEW OF THE MALAYSIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS SECTOR -- BUSINESS-GOVERNMENT RELATIONS IN MALAYSIA -- METHODOLOGY -- SETTLING IN: THE EARLY DAYS -- A MATURING RELATIONSHIP -- MEDIA RELATIONS -- STATE GOVERNMENTS STILL RELEVANT -- SOME SELF-REFLECTION -- WHERE TO FROM HERE? -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES |
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