Daljit Kaur Sandhu · Afida Mastura Muhammad Arif · Elistina Abu Bakar · Husniyah Abd. Rahim ·International Journal of Economics and Management ·2021 ·JEL: D18, K23
The vital role played by the moneylending industry in Malaysia resulted in 1,496 licensed moneylenders registered within the Klang Valley, in 2020. Even though the Moneylenders Act 1951 exist to protect the industry, law enforcement is a ch...
Kwee-Heng Lee · Raja Noriza Raja Ariffin · Nik Rosnah Wan Abdullah ·Institutions and Economies ·2018 ·JEL: I 15; I 18; I 19
The emergence of proprietary private hospitals in the 1980s has led to a rise in cost of health care services, variation in care and increase in adverse events. These have contributed to societal concerns prompting the authorities to enforc...
Julien Chaisse · Manfred Elsig · Sufian Jusoh · Andrew Lugg ·Journal of International Economic Law ·2021
The investment chapter in the recently signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has the potential to affect investment decisions in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. Yet, we know relatively little about the pathways throu...
Habib Ahmed · Ili Rahilah Ibrahim ·Journal of Consumer Policy ·2018
This paper examines the status of the legal and regulatory framework for consumer protection in Malaysia, an emerging economy. Using leximetrics and notions of incomplete law, the paper explores the financial consumer protection regime in t...