Public Sector Reform in Malaysia: Insight from Governance, Procurement and Accountability Studies

Public Sector Reform in Malaysia: Insight from Governance, Procurement and Accountability Studies

Author: Suhaiza Ismail
Publisher: IIUM PRESS
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789674915001
Pages: 288
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Year: 2026
Price: RM50

Public Sector Reform in Malaysia: Insight from Governance, Procurement and Accountability Studies offers a comprehensive exploration of Malaysia's evolving public sector landscape. It provides a blend of theoretical, conceptual, and empirical insights into the country's public sector reform journey. Drawing from extensive research, many in collaboration with postgraduate researchers and fellow researchers, the book examines how Malaysia's public sector has navigated challenges of efficiency, transparency, accountability, and modernization. It analyses key initiatives like the New Economic Policy, Vision 2020, and the MADAM framework, and offers a close took at pressing topics such as public procurement inefficiencies, adoption of digital audits, and ethical work climates among public sector auditors. This book is an essential resource for policymakers, academics, practitioners, researchers and anyone interested in understanding how governance reforms shape national development. Offering practical recommendations and setting a forward•glooking research agenda, it equips readers with valuable lessons for building a sustainable, transparent, and high-performing public sector in Malaysia and beyond.