KUALA LUMPUR: Bad governance, money politics and failure to effectively tackle problems plaguing the masses translate into erratic voting patterns, says Thai-based Nation-Building Institute International (NBII) chairman Prof Dr Kriengsak Chareonwongsak (pic).
He said that politics should be purged of "selfish" individuals who were only focussed on securing power for themselves, as they would hamper initiatives aimed at freeing countries out of the middle income trap by cutting deals to enrich themselves at the expense of national interests.
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