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Getting a Dial Tone
Lorraine Carlos Salazar
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Description for Getting a Dial Tone
Far reaching reforms in the telecommunications sector has dramatically changed the situation in the Philippines and Malaysia. By looking at the institutions and actors that drove these changes, this book examines state capacity, market reform, and rent-seeking in the two countries. Num Pages: 412 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMM; 1FMP; GTB; KNTT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 807.
A decade after the above quote, far reaching reforms in the telecommunications sector has dramatically changed the situation in both the Philippines and Malaysia. By looking at the institutions and actors that drove these changes, this book examines state capacity, market reform, and rent-seeking in the two countries. In doing so, the study challenges conventional depictions of the Malaysian and Philippine states. In Malaysia, although considered a strong state, patronage and rent-seeking played key roles in policy adoption and implementation.
A decade after the above quote, far reaching reforms in the telecommunications sector has dramatically changed the situation in both the Philippines and Malaysia. By looking at the institutions and actors that drove these changes, this book examines state capacity, market reform, and rent-seeking in the two countries. In doing so, the study challenges conventional depictions of the Malaysian and Philippine states. In Malaysia, although considered a strong state, patronage and rent-seeking played key roles in policy adoption and implementation.
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies Singapore
Number of pages
412
Condition
New
Number of Pages
412
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789812303820
SKU
V9789812303820
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99-3
About Lorraine Carlos Salazar
Lorraine Carlos Salazar is an Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines, Dilimann, Quezon City.
Reviews for Getting a Dial Tone
Ninety-nine percent of Filipinos are waiting for a telephone and the other one percent for a dial tone... - Lee Kuan Yew, November 1992.