Malaysian water sector reform: policy and performance
The water sector reform in Malaysia, initiated in 2004, intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the water sector in the long term. This book explains the overall policy process of the reform and assesses the extent to which the reform has met its objectives and the means through whic...
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2012
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| Zusammenfassung: | The water sector reform in Malaysia, initiated in 2004, intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the water sector in the long term. This book explains the overall policy process of the reform and assesses the extent to which the reform has met its objectives and the means through which it has done so. The conclusions point to a weak correlation between the reform outputs on the one hand and the operational efficiency and environmental effectiveness gains of water utilities on the other. They also offer valuable insights into the policy arrangement that successfully shaped the water reform process. The policy process of the Malaysian water sector reform reflects the current global trend towards centralizing water management within the public domain with a clear division of tasks between policy formulation, regulatory oversight and service provision. Federal and state actors have |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references ""Preface""; ""Table of contents""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 The historical development of the water supply sector in Malaysia""; ""1.2 The problems facing the Malaysian water sector prior to reform""; ""1.3 Research objectives and questions""; ""1.4 Research methodology""; ""1.4.1 Research design""; ""1.4.2 Methods of data collection""; ""1.4.3 Methods of data analysis""; ""1.4.4. Position of the researcher""; ""1.5 Organization of the thesis""; ""Chapter 2. Analysing water supply sector reform: a theoretical framework""; ""2.1 Introduction"" ""2.2 Water supply reform: an overview""""2.2.1 The need for reform""; ""2.2.2 Understanding water supply reform""; ""2.2.3 Explanation of key concepts""; ""2.3 Water supply reform: theoretical perspectives""; ""2.3.1 The policy arrangement approach""; ""2.3.2 Applying the policy arrangement approach to the water supply sector""; ""2.4 Policy evaluation approaches""; ""2.4.1 Introduction""; ""2.4.2 Policy outcomes""; ""2.4.3 The purpose of policy evaluation""; ""2.4.4 Ex ante and ex post evaluation""; ""2.4.5 The European Environment Agency�s policy evaluation model"" ""2.4.6 The American Water Works Association�s QualServe business model""""2.4.7 The Malaysian Water Association�s model""; ""2.5 Conceptual framework and answering research questions""; ""2.5.1 Understanding and explaining the policy process of water supply reform""; ""2.5.2 Assessing output effectivenessof the water supply reform""; ""2.5.3 Measuring operational efficiency and environmental effectiveness""; ""Chapter 3. The water supply reform process in Malaysia""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The events leading up to the reform"" ""3.2.1 The decision of the National Water Resources Council""""3.2.2 After the 2004 general election""; ""3.2.3 Commissioning the study""; ""3.2.4 Amending the Federal Constitution""; ""3.3 The driving forces behind the water sector reform""; ""3.3.1 Improving efficiency and effectiveness""; ""3.3.2 Bridging funding gaps""; ""3.4 Analysis of the outputs of water reform""; ""3.4.1 Identifying and defining policy objectives""; ""3.4.2 Policy outputs""; ""3.5 Assessing the efficacy of the outputs""; ""3.5.1 Regulation""; ""3.5.2 Water resource management""; ""3.5.3 Financing"" ""3.5.4 Operational issues""""3.6 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 4. Water supply reform: a policy arrangement analysis""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Changing water supply discourses""; ""4.2.1 First axis: state versus privately run water supply systems""; ""4.2.2 Second axis: decentralization and centralization of the water supply sector""; ""4.3 Actors and resources in the water reform struggle""; ""4.3.1 Federal government actors""; ""4.3.2 State government actors""; ""4.3.3 Private actors""; ""4.3.4 Civil society""; ""4.4 The rules of the water reform game"" |
| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (237 Seiten) Illustrationen, maps, graphs |
| ISBN: | 9789086867738 9086867731 |
| DOI: | 10.3920/978-90-8686-773-8 |
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| 500 | |a ""3.5.4 Operational issues""""3.6 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 4. Water supply reform: a policy arrangement analysis""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Changing water supply discourses""; ""4.2.1 First axis: state versus privately run water supply systems""; ""4.2.2 Second axis: decentralization and centralization of the water supply sector""; ""4.3 Actors and resources in the water reform struggle""; ""4.3.1 Federal government actors""; ""4.3.2 State government actors""; ""4.3.3 Private actors""; ""4.3.4 Civil society""; ""4.4 The rules of the water reform game"" | ||
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| spelling | Kim, Ching Thoo Verfasser aut Malaysian water sector reform policy and performance Ching Thoo Kim Wageningen, The Netherlands Wageningen Academic Publishers 2012 1 Online-Ressource (237 Seiten) Illustrationen, maps, graphs txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Environmental policy series v. 8 Includes bibliographical references ""Preface""; ""Table of contents""; ""List of abbreviations""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""1.1 The historical development of the water supply sector in Malaysia""; ""1.2 The problems facing the Malaysian water sector prior to reform""; ""1.3 Research objectives and questions""; ""1.4 Research methodology""; ""1.4.1 Research design""; ""1.4.2 Methods of data collection""; ""1.4.3 Methods of data analysis""; ""1.4.4. Position of the researcher""; ""1.5 Organization of the thesis""; ""Chapter 2. Analysing water supply sector reform: a theoretical framework""; ""2.1 Introduction"" ""2.2 Water supply reform: an overview""""2.2.1 The need for reform""; ""2.2.2 Understanding water supply reform""; ""2.2.3 Explanation of key concepts""; ""2.3 Water supply reform: theoretical perspectives""; ""2.3.1 The policy arrangement approach""; ""2.3.2 Applying the policy arrangement approach to the water supply sector""; ""2.4 Policy evaluation approaches""; ""2.4.1 Introduction""; ""2.4.2 Policy outcomes""; ""2.4.3 The purpose of policy evaluation""; ""2.4.4 Ex ante and ex post evaluation""; ""2.4.5 The European Environment Agencyâ€?s policy evaluation model"" ""2.4.6 The American Water Works Associationâ€?s QualServe business model""""2.4.7 The Malaysian Water Associationâ€?s model""; ""2.5 Conceptual framework and answering research questions""; ""2.5.1 Understanding and explaining the policy process of water supply reform""; ""2.5.2 Assessing output effectivenessof the water supply reform""; ""2.5.3 Measuring operational efficiency and environmental effectiveness""; ""Chapter 3. The water supply reform process in Malaysia""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 The events leading up to the reform"" ""3.2.1 The decision of the National Water Resources Council""""3.2.2 After the 2004 general election""; ""3.2.3 Commissioning the study""; ""3.2.4 Amending the Federal Constitution""; ""3.3 The driving forces behind the water sector reform""; ""3.3.1 Improving efficiency and effectiveness""; ""3.3.2 Bridging funding gaps""; ""3.4 Analysis of the outputs of water reform""; ""3.4.1 Identifying and defining policy objectives""; ""3.4.2 Policy outputs""; ""3.5 Assessing the efficacy of the outputs""; ""3.5.1 Regulation""; ""3.5.2 Water resource management""; ""3.5.3 Financing"" ""3.5.4 Operational issues""""3.6 Conclusions""; ""Chapter 4. Water supply reform: a policy arrangement analysis""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Changing water supply discourses""; ""4.2.1 First axis: state versus privately run water supply systems""; ""4.2.2 Second axis: decentralization and centralization of the water supply sector""; ""4.3 Actors and resources in the water reform struggle""; ""4.3.1 Federal government actors""; ""4.3.2 State government actors""; ""4.3.3 Private actors""; ""4.3.4 Civil society""; ""4.4 The rules of the water reform game"" The water sector reform in Malaysia, initiated in 2004, intended to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the water sector in the long term. This book explains the overall policy process of the reform and assesses the extent to which the reform has met its objectives and the means through which it has done so. The conclusions point to a weak correlation between the reform outputs on the one hand and the operational efficiency and environmental effectiveness gains of water utilities on the other. They also offer valuable insights into the policy arrangement that successfully shaped the water reform process. The policy process of the Malaysian water sector reform reflects the current global trend towards centralizing water management within the public domain with a clear division of tasks between policy formulation, regulatory oversight and service provision. Federal and state actors have BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General / bisacsh Water resources development / fast / (OCoLC)fst01171955 Water resources development / Government policy / fast / (OCoLC)fst01171988 Water resources development Malaysia Water resources development Government policy Malaysia Malaysia / fast / (OCoLC)fst01204590 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9789086862191 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9086862195 https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-773-8 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
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