Dr Jeff Tan is Assistant Professor at AKU-ISMC specialising in the political economy of development. Dr Tan completed his PhD in Economics at SOAS. He previously taught development studies at SOAS and LSE, and worked on governance and human rights in Malaysia. His areas of interest include developmental state theories, late industrialisation, poverty, privatisation, corruption and urban transport networks.

Dr Tan is especially interested in how political and economic factors interact and shape policies and institutions, and the impact of this on development. He has published on privatisation, including a book Privatization in Malaysia (Routledge, 2008) and a chapter ‘The Political Economy of Privatisation in Malaysia’ in Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and Development (Edward Elgar, 2004) along with several working papers. His current research is on entrepreneurship and innovation, and financial liberalisation and capital accumulation.

Contact Details

Email address: jeff.tan@aku.edu
Telephone: 020 7907 1048

Publications

Books

• Tan, Jeff, (2008) Privatisation in Malaysia: Regulation, Rent-Seeking and Policy Failure, Routledge, London

Chapters in Books

• Tan, W.S., (2004) ‘The Political Economy of Privatization in Malaysia’, Cook, P. and Kirkpatrick, C. (eds.), Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and Development, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham

Working Papers

• Tan, W.S. (2002) ‘Capital Accumulation, State Intervention and Privatization’, Paper No. 29, Working Paper Series, Manchester: Centre on Regulation and Competition, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester (http://www.competition-regulation.org.uk/publications/working_papers/wp29.pdf)
• Tan, W.S. (2002) ‘Privatization and Capital Accumulation in Malaysia’, Paper No. 28, Working Paper Series, Manchester: Centre on Regulation and Competition, Institute for Development Policy and Management, University of Manchester (http://www.competition-regulation.org.uk/publications/working_papers/wp28.pdf)
• Tan, W.S. (2002) ‘Capital Accumulation, State Intervention and Privatisation’, IPD Working Paper No. 53, Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, New York (September 2002)
• Tan, J. (2000) ‘The Thai Constitution: The Fight Against Corruption’, Kuala Lumpur: Transparency International, Malaysia

Conferences

• Tan, J. (2007, June) ‘Political Constraints to the State Creation of Entrepreneurship: The Case of Malaysia’, Conference on Entrepreneurship, Paris, France
• Tan, J. (forthcoming) ‘Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Late Industrialisation: The State Creation of Entrepreneurs in Malaysia’, 3rd European Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Winchester, United Kingdom, 15–16 September 2008