
Misgovernance
Grand Corruption in Malaysia
$24.50
- Paperback
260 pages
- Release Date
18 February 2025
Summary
This book unveils covert and deeply disturbing political-economic trends in Malaysia, necessitating an urgent re-think of the meaning of ‘corruption’. On offer are insights into the extensive abuse of power by governing elites who control government-linked companies (GLCs), contributing to grand corruption in numerous forms, including cronyism, collusion, selective patronage, embezzlement, and nepotism.
An analysis of a lengthy list of controversial government-business controversies b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9789815233919 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 9815233912 |
| Author: | Edmund Terence Gomez |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Imprint: | Penguin Random House SEA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 260 |
| Release Date: | 18 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 135mm x 19mm |
About The Author
Edmund Terence Gomez
Edmund Terence Gomez is former Professor of Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics & Administration, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia. He specialises in state-market relations and the linkages between politics, policies, and business development. He has also held appointments at the University of Leeds (England) and Murdoch University (Australia) and served as Visiting Professor at Kobe University (Japan) and at the Universities of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and California (San Diego) (United States). Between 2005 and 2008, he served as Research Coordinator at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), in Geneva, Switzerland. Other academic appointments include Visiting Fellowships at the Australian National University, Canberra and at the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Denmark.
His publications include Malaysia’s Political Economy- Politics, Patronage and Profits (Cambridge University Press, 1997), Chinese Business in Malaysia- Accumulation, Ascendance, Accommodation (University of Hawaii Press, 1999), Political Business in East Asia (Routledge, 2002), The State of Malaysia- Ethnicity, Equity and Reform (Routledge, 2004), The State, Development and Identity in Multi-ethnic Countries- Ethnicity, Equity and the Nation (Routledge, 2008), The Politics of Resource Extraction- Indigenous Peoples, Multinational Corporations and the State (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2012), Affirmative Action, Ethnicity and Conflict (Routledge, 2013), Government-Linked Companies and Sustainable, Equitable Development (Routledge, 2014), Minister of Finance Incorporated- Ownership and Control of Corporate Malaysia (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2017), Malaysia’s 14th General Election and UMNO’s Fall- Intra-Elite Feuding and the Pursuit of Power (Routledge, 2019) and China in Malaysia- State-Business Relations and the New Order of Investment Flows.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.




