Traversing the tightrope: the socio-economic impact of covid-19 & reform of social protection policies in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid, Nordin, Ikmal, Ng, Ming Yang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung 2020
• Subjects: H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences; HB Economic Theory; HG Finance
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/88106/1/Marwan%20et%20al%20%282020%29%20Traversing%20the%20Tightrope.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/88106/; http://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/indonesien/17094.pdf

Executive Summary The COVID-19 pandemic hit Malaysia amidst a period of political turmoil and uncertainty as political parties scrambled to form a new coalition government. Nonetheless, Malaysia fared relatively well, with swift policy responses that managed to flatten the curve of infections fro...