Governance
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Malay Mail
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Publisher •
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6 min
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Publication ID •
TPC-2020-0205-003
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Explores how governance quality, institutional reform and anti-corruption measures contribute to sustainable economic development, poverty reduction and long-term national prosperity.
Why It Still Matters
Debates on corruption, poverty reduction and institutional reform continue to shape Malaysia’s development agenda. This publication remains relevant for its clear link between governance quality, public accountability and the conditions required for sustainable economic opportunity.
Preserved by The Policy Collective Publications Archive.
Overview
Citation
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Publication Details
Publisher
Malay Mail
Publication Date
Publication Type
Newspaper Article
Category
Governance
Author(s)
Alissa Azizi & Jamari Mohtar
Pages
Online
Language
Archive Status
Live Publication
Tags
Governance
Good Governance
Public Policy
Institutional Reform
Anti-Corruption
Economic Development
Poverty Reduction
Islamicity Index
Malaysia
Malay Mail
EMIR Research
Historical Publication
Citation
Azizi, A., & Mohtar, J. (2020, 5 February). Way Out of Poverty and Corruption Is Paved With Good Governance. Malay Mail. Subsequently republished by EMIR Research, Malaysiakini and Free Malaysia Today.
Archive Note
This publication has been preserved within The Policy Collective Publications Archive as part of the author's verified body of published work. The original publication remains the primary source while this archive maintains a permanent institutional record for research, professional reference and historical continuity.
Recognition
Shortly after publication, this article was shared through the official Twitter (now X) account of YAB Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who subsequently became the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Although the original Twitter post is no longer recoverable through publicly accessible archives, the publication itself remains independently verifiable through surviving publication records and institutional repositories.
Archive Information
Originally published by Malay Mail on 5 February 2020 while the author served as a Research Fellow at EMIR Research. The article examines the relationship between governance quality, institutional reform, anti-corruption measures and long-term economic development. Following publication, it was republished by multiple Malaysian news and policy platforms, preserving its historical publication record.
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