Decentralising resource allocation would boost Malaysia's development say academics

Decentralising resource allocation would be a move that would strengthen Malaysian democracy in the currently charged political atmosphere said Ideas fellow Tricia Yeoh in a webinar entitled "The Political Economy of Federal-State Relations today".

The webinar which was hosted by Ideas, the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs, looked at how the federal government has excessive power in terms of the resource allocation and distribution to the periphery, thus creating a relationship imbalance.