Getting a Dial Tone : Telecommunications Liberalisation in Malaysia and the Philippines / Lorraine Carlos Salazar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salazar, Lorraine Carlos, author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Telecommunication policy--Malaysia.

Telecommunication policy.

Privatization--Philippines.

Privatization.

Privatization--Malaysia.

Telecommunication policy--Philippines.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxii, 411 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Ninety-nine percent of Filipinos are waiting for a telephone and the other one percent for a dial tone..." - Lee Kuan Yew, November 1992. 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. It contends that despite the weakness of the Philippine state, reform occurred through a coalition that out-manoeuvred vested interests. In Malaysia, although considered a strong state, patronage and rent-seeking played key roles in policy adoption and implementation. The study also demonstrates how the nature of groups supporting reform shapes policy implementation and its outcomes. Finally, while liberalisation removes monopoly rent, this book shows that it can also create other types of rents.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

List of Appendices

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

1 Rent-Seeking, Market Reforms, and States

2 Reviewing the Literature: Theories and Puzzles

3 Historical Overview of the State and Business in Malaysia and the Philippines

4 The Telecommunications Sector in Malaysia and the Philippines Before Reform

5 Reforming the Malaysian Telecommunications Sector

6 The Liberalisation of Telecommunications in Malaysia

7 Regulatory Reforms in Malaysia

8 Reforming the Telecommunications Sector of the Philippines

9 The New Players and the Service Area Scheme

10 Regulatory Reforms in the Philippines

11 Conclusions

Appendices

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 24 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-395) and index.

ISBN:

9789812303813

9812303812

9789812305664

9812305661

OCLC:

527383147