Government procurement has long been considered one of, if not the biggest source of wastage of public funds across governments around the world, and remains the area of governance most susceptible to corruption. Malaysia is no stranger to such occurrences, with some of nation’s biggest corruption scandals being procurement-related. Previous and successive Malaysian governments have declared their commitment towards the legislation of a Government Procurement Act, with no success as of 2024.
“Policy Proposal to the Malaysian Government: The Procurement Act” by the Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center) is a collection of analyses regarding the existing weaknesses of Malaysia’s procurement regimes, as well as recommendations for procurement-related matters that must be addressed in a proposed Procurement Act. This report extends existing anti-corruption research into the realm of government procurement, drawing upon international best practices as well as contextualises its complex subject matter within the Malaysian socio-political landscape.
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