Cooperatives for prosperity

On 25 August 2020, the Co-operatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 was tabled for first reading in Parliament with the aim of encouraging the formation of more co-operatives. The Bill does not seem to attract much public attention , probably due to the presence of the more interesting and much a...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman, Hingun, Mohsin
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Language:English
Published: Star Media Group 2020
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description On 25 August 2020, the Co-operatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 was tabled for first reading in Parliament with the aim of encouraging the formation of more co-operatives. The Bill does not seem to attract much public attention , probably due to the presence of the more interesting and much anticipated Covid-19 Bill. This is unfortunate as the co-operatives sector has the potential to generate economic growth while doing good. The reform in the Co-operatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 should be taken as the start towards a holistic review of the legal and regulatory framework for cooperative in Malaysia. It is time that we consider a legislative framework for cooperatives societies that will foster the use of cooperatives as a means to ensure inclusive and shared prosperity. At the same time, the legislative framework must also address governance and conflict of interests issues. This requires a relook of the governance and decision-making process of the board and decision-making structure among members.
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spelling iium-827802020-12-04T00:43:16Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/82780/ Cooperatives for prosperity Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman Hingun, Mohsin K600 Private Law On 25 August 2020, the Co-operatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 was tabled for first reading in Parliament with the aim of encouraging the formation of more co-operatives. The Bill does not seem to attract much public attention , probably due to the presence of the more interesting and much anticipated Covid-19 Bill. This is unfortunate as the co-operatives sector has the potential to generate economic growth while doing good. The reform in the Co-operatives Societies (Amendment) Bill 2020 should be taken as the start towards a holistic review of the legal and regulatory framework for cooperative in Malaysia. It is time that we consider a legislative framework for cooperatives societies that will foster the use of cooperatives as a means to ensure inclusive and shared prosperity. At the same time, the legislative framework must also address governance and conflict of interests issues. This requires a relook of the governance and decision-making process of the board and decision-making structure among members. Star Media Group 2020-09-09 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/82780/3/82780_Cooperatives%20for%20prosperity%20_%20The%20Star.pdf Mohd. Sulaiman, Aiman @ Nariman and Hingun, Mohsin (2020) Cooperatives for prosperity. The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2020/09/09/cooperatives-for-prosperity
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title Cooperatives for prosperity
title_full Cooperatives for prosperity
title_fullStr Cooperatives for prosperity
title_full_unstemmed Cooperatives for prosperity
title_short Cooperatives for prosperity
title_sort cooperatives for prosperity
topic K600 Private Law
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