Examining the Shift to Services: Malaysia and China Compared

Tham, Siew Yean

doi:10.1080/00472336.2017.1310273

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“…(Daud 2014) Section 2 (1) of Penang Enactment defines "document" to include "any files, facts, memoranda, figures, diagrams, statistic, maps, photographs, drawings, computer print-outs, correspondence, file noting, electronics and computer data, data on the collection and inspection of samples or any other recorded information, regardless of its form (whether in writing, oral, digital, magnetic, photographic, machine readable or other form), source, date of creation, or official status, whether or not it has been collated, whether or not it was created by the body that holds it and whether or not it is classified" and "information" means "any document made by any State Government Department but does not include information in documents that are exempted" and "department" refers to "any State Government Departments, State Statutory Bodies and Local Authorities." (Tham 2017) Section 2 of Selangor Enactment defines "document" to include "any matter expressed, described, or howsoever represented by any means whatsoever, upon any substance, material, thing or article and any matter embodied, produced, reproduced or transmitted in, through or to a disc, tape, film, sound track, recording (whether audio, visual or any other type of recording) or any other form or medium whatsoever" and "information" means "any information in whatever form including any documents made, amended, modified, transformed, obtained, received, held or kept in the custody or control or any department or to which any department has reasonable access" and "department" refers to "any department of the State Government, local government and any entity which is owned or wholly controlled by the State Government." (Steele 2013) To compare, application to the access of information under Penang Enactment is less stringent than Selangor Enactment.…”

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Freedom of Expression in Malaysia: Compatibility with the International Human Rights Standard

Yussoff

Nordin

2021

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Malaysia is likely to introduce new laws on freedom of information. However, the important questions are whether the said laws are effective and will have enough bite with the public looking forward to opening government policy. Freedom of information has developed under international human rights law as the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart knowledge and ideas through media, regardless of any frontier. This paper aims to examine freedom of expression under the international realm, scrutinize the said freedom in the Malaysian legal framework, and discuss the proposed enactment of freedom of information laws in Malaysia in conformity with international human rights law. This research uses the qualitative research method. This paper concludes that freedom of information in Malaysia is severely impeded by the enforcement of the Official Secret Act. This paper calls for the repeal or amendment to the Act in conformity with international standards. Keywords: Expression; Freedom; Expression; Human Right.

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“…It was ruled in the case of Merdeka University Berhad v Government of Malaysia (1981) 2 MLJ 356 that the UDHR is "merely a statement of principles devoid of any obligatory character and is not part of our municipal law." In the case of Mohamad Ezam bin Mohd Noor v Ketua Polis Negara & Other Appeals (2002) 4 MLJ 449, Norma Yaakob J. had this to say:(Tham 2017) …”

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Freedom of Expression in Malaysia: Compatibility with the International Human Rights Standard

Yussoff

Nordin

2021

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“…The service sector has been a strong engine of growth in both developed and developing countries. Services are generally characterized by intangibility, heterogeneity, simultaneity of production and consumption, and perishability (Tham, 2017). The World Bank indicates that, in 2014 the share of the service sector in GDP growth rose to 74% in rich countries.…”

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Relationship between the Service Sector and Economic Growth: Evidence from China

Murselzade

Çavuşoğlu

2021

Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies

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The rapid economic growth of China during the last four decades has reshaped the political and economic arena around the world. Under the leadership of Deng Xiaoping, China has realized sets of reforms towards modernization and opening the economy since 1978 and these reforms have helped China to become an economic giant. China's economy is still growing today and a distinct growth pattern together with a complex economic system and the society of China draw interest from all over the world to research and understand what factors trigger such fast growth rates. In this study, the relationship between economic growth and two subsectors of the service sector, namely real estate and hotel & catering in China, is analyzed. The study uses quantitative methodology and time-series data acquired from secondary sources. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag Method (ARDL) in E-views 10 statistical software is utilized to analyze the data. The findings of the data analysis reveal that both sub sectors have a significant and positive impact on economic growth of China in both the long run and short run. The findings can be generalized and referred to the entire service sector and it can also be claimed that a positive relationship exists between the service sector and economic growth in China.

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“…The increasing capital-labor intensity in manufacturing resulted in higher labor productivity through labor-replacing automation. However, the manufacturing sector has failed to strengthen, as it has not produced any world-class domestic technology firms [10]. Based on the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-2020), the country embarked on a more challenging journey, targeting complex and diversified products that can contribute to high value-added performance [5,11].…”

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The Effects of Factors of Production Shocks on Labor Productivity: New Evidence Using Panel VAR Analysis

2020

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Labor productivity has an essential role in creating a more sustainable labor market platform, leading to better economic sustainability. However, the sluggish growth in labor productivity in Malaysia could hinder the vision in realizing the status of a high-income nation in the future. Thus, understanding how production shocks affect labor productivity sustainability is crucial for firms in managing their inputs (resources). This paper aims to elucidate how shocks in wage, capital intensity, and human capital may affect the dynamic of labor productivity in the Malaysian manufacturing industry. The study further explains the magnitude of this impact on labor productivity. This study employs the panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model in analyzing the propagation of the shocks through the impulse response function and variance decomposition. The main findings reveal that shocks in production factors have a positive and significant transitional impact on productivity and the cumulative effects are positive over time. The economic impact of wage shock is material, whereas capital intensity shock is moderate and only exerts a minor effect on labor productivity emanating from human capital shock. These findings provide further insights into assisting policymakers in amplifying the current labor market policy for sustainable economic growth.

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Examining the Shift to Services: Malaysia and China Compared

Cited by 6 publications

References 20 publications

Freedom of Expression in Malaysia: Compatibility with the International Human Rights Standard

Freedom of Expression in Malaysia: Compatibility with the International Human Rights Standard

Relationship between the Service Sector and Economic Growth: Evidence from China

The Effects of Factors of Production Shocks on Labor Productivity: New Evidence Using Panel VAR Analysis

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