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New Publication: ‘A Profile of The Public Service of Malaysia’

29 July 2004

A Profile of the Public Service of Malaysia -- Current Good Practices and New Developments in Public Service Management

How far has Malaysia come in public sector reform in the past decade? What improvements have been made in policy formulation and implementation? How much has been achieved in financial management and efficiency and effectiveness of its public services?

These developments are addressed in a revised and updated country profile on Malaysia's Public Service and its achievements since the launch of the Commonwealth Profiles series in 1995.

'A Profile of the Public Service of Malaysia -- Current Good Practices and New Developments in Public Service Management', published by the Commonwealth Secretariat, focuses on the twin tasks of socio-economic development and nation-building. The book looks at the direction and strategies of public sector administrative reform through Vision 2020, which aims to transform Malaysia into a fully developed nation by 2020.

The 1990s saw the public service oversee the transition of socio-economic development under the New Economic Policy (1970-90) to the New Development Policy (1991-2000) and the current National Vision Policy (2001-10). 

The public service has actively pursued administrative improvements to enhance its capacity and capability to help Malaysia face the realities of globalisation. This has had an effect on the liberalisation of international trade, free financial flows, information and communications technology (ICT) and the emergence of the knowledge-based economy.

The administrative reform efforts focused on include public sector administration and management such as human resource management, ICT, quality management, accountability and management integrity, financial management and public-private sector co-operation. These factors have been instrumental in the Government of Malaysia's initiatives and strategies to spur economic growth, particularly in the aftermath of the Asian financial and economic crisis of the late 1990s and the global uncertainties of the new millennium.

Public servants, diplomats, politicians and academics will find this book a useful reference for public sector reform.

Published by: Commonwealth Secretariat
ISBN: 0-85092-700-5; 96 pages; price: £10.95

HOW TO ORDER

This title can be bought online at http://www.publications.thecommonwealth.org/. 

A full catalogue of Commonwealth Secretariat publications can be viewed on the website, which provides a secure online buying facility, and orders can also be made through e-mail or by post. Pre-payment is essential. Payment by sterling cheque, international money order, postal order or bank draft must accompany your order. 

Payment should be in sterling, drawn on a UK bank and made out to the Commonwealth Secretariat. If you require the order form as an attachment in Word format please e-mail Rupert Jones-Parry of the Publications Section (see address below). Post and packaging charges should be added to every order in the following way: UK orders: 15 per cent of order value (minimum charge £2.00). Non-UK orders: 25 per cent of order value (minimum charge £3.50). 

Send orders to: Rupert Jones-Parry, Publications Section, Commonwealth Secretariat, Marlborough House, Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5HX, United Kingdom.

Tel: +44 (0)20 7747 6342; Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 9081;

E-mail: r.jones-parry@commonwealth.int

 

CNIS - the Commonwealth News and Information Service  Issue 194        28 July 2004