What Do The State Budgets of Penang and Selangor Tell Us?
By Tricia Yeoh
December 2011 STATES OF REFORM
With power going to different parties and coalitions after March 8, 2008, policy competition became a thing to watch. This was one of the major gains for Malaysia as a democracy. Now, three-and-ahalf years down the road, enough time has passed for us to do some comparisons. What better way than to compare budgets?WE ARE LIVING in times beset by talk of financial difficulties all over the world.The Eurozone crisis continues to unfold with the economies of Spain, Greece and soon...
Tricia Yeoh
has previously worked with the Selangor state government and is now attached to a market research consultancy.
