Abstract
Top-down versus bottom-up is one of development's enduring tensions, not least in public service delivery. In Malaysia, public services have traditionally been animated from the top down. Bottom-up forces in civil society have strengthened recently, but so too have top-down forces, and their impact on public services is greater.Malaysia's experience suggests that where electoral competition gives politicians an incentive to respond to voters' service preferences, top-down initiatives have the greater potential for large-scale social change. Participatory initiatives will be most effective when they play a supplementary role. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2329-2341 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | World Development |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Keywords
- Civic engagement
- Democracy
- Malaysia
- New Public Management
- Participation
- South-East Asia
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute
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