PETALING JAYA: With hundreds of billions of ringgit lost to the shadow economy, putting a rent-seeking legislation in place is crucial to weed out economic corruption, say economists and anti-graft crusaders.
Rent-seeking refers to the practice of manipulating public policy or economic conditions for financial gains without contributing back to the economy.
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