The planning and implementation of agricultural development in Sarawak : a case of centrally planned programs

Abstract

It has often been assumed that policies are first formulated and then appropriate structures are established to implement these policies. This assumption may not always be true. Often one finds that the existing structures cannot be changed overnight and have to be adapted, with varying degrees of success, in order to be able to implement the new policies. We may also find that the existing structures themselves may influence the kind of policies that are formulated. In this paper I examine the impact of a highly centralized administrative system on the kind of agricultural policies that are formulated and implemented.