There is another reason, too, why Malaysia's capital controls deserve little credit for its economic performance: they were applied so narrowly and imposed so belatedly that they have had little effect.

ECONOMIST: Malaysia

Moreover, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) has defined independence so narrowly that it is almost meaningless.

ECONOMIST: Campaign finance

Expecting to get dramatic growth, or value, out of a system so narrowly focused is expecting the impossible.

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