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The Informal ‘’ Institutional Culture of the Malaysian Housing Development Industry

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  • Ruth Foo
  • Cecilia Wong

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There has been limited understanding of the relationship between private developers and the housing delivery mechanism in Malaysia. This paper seeks to bridge the research gap by analysing the social relationships and informal institutions embedded in the Malaysian housing development industry. Empirical data were collected for Kuala Lumpur and Johor to compare and contrast developers’ views and their working relationships with government departments. Informed by various arguments that ‘guanxi’ can reduce transaction costs and supplement/complement the formal legal regime, this paper examines the ways developers are engaged in such transaction cost reduction activities. Policy and theoretical implications of the informal cultural practice in the housing development industry are then drawn out.

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  • Ruth Foo & Cecilia Wong, 2016. "The Informal ‘’ Institutional Culture of the Malaysian Housing Development Industry," Planning Practice & Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 292-310, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cpprxx:v:31:y:2016:i:3:p:292-310
    DOI: 10.1080/02697459.2016.1174971
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