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Way Out of Poverty and Corruption is Paved With Good Governance

Way Out of Poverty and Corruption is Paved With Good Governance

Way Out of Poverty and Corruption is Paved With Good Governance

Malay Mail

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Publisher •

Malay Mail

Malay Mail

Reading Time •

6 min

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Governance • Anti-Corruption • Economic Development • Institutional Reform • Malaysia

Governance • Anti-Corruption • Economic Development • Institutional Reform • Malaysia

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.

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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

English

English

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.

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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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