The role of the principal-agent-client model in understanding corruption in the public procurement sector in Malaysia

Mohd Yusuf, Hairuzzaki and Mohd Yusof, Danial and Adnan, Normala (2024) The role of the principal-agent-client model in understanding corruption in the public procurement sector in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 32 (1). pp. 189-212. ISSN 0128-4878 E-ISSN 2289-5639

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Abstract

Corrupt practices in public procurement in Malaysia are explained in this paper using a principal-agent model. The government leaders, who are typically politicians, ministers, or their relatives, are referred to as the" principal" while the officials who carry out their duties are referred to as "agents". The actors in the model who constitute the third party — the other actor in the cycle of corruption — include clients, customers, and the public at large. The principal-agent-client framework was applied to 18 selected corruption cases in Malaysia to describe and analyse the actors involved in the transgressions and illegal acts in these cases. The cases were investigated by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) from 2014 to 2019, charged and found guilty by the courts in Malaysia. The findings show that all the actors in the role of agent were public officials, while the actors in the role of client were from the private sector, and the actors in the role of principal were high-ranking government officials, their relatives, and politicians.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Corruption in Malaysia, Public procurement’s corruption, Principal-Agent theory
Subjects:	J Political Science > JA Political science (General) J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) > JF1338 Public administration J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) > JF1358 Civil service J Political Science > JF Political institutions (General) > JF20 Political institutions and public administration
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Political Science Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences
Depositing User:	Dr Normala Mohd Adnan
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2024 08:59
Last Modified:	18 Sep 2024 08:59
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/114456

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