Income Inequality and Poverty in MalaysiaThis book traces Malaysia's economic expansion and evaluates the success of the government's New Economic Policy (NEP), which was designed to promote national unity by reducing poverty as well as by loosening the link between ethnicity and economic function. As well as providing the first comprehensive analysis of income distribution trends after the inauguration of the NEP, the study also considers interethnic, urban-rural, and regional variations over time. Shireen Hashim shows that poverty and inequality are still rampant, though she demonstrates significant reductions in poverty and declining income inequality. Her thorough analysis and use of previously unpublished data makes this work a key reference on the Malaysian economy. |
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TESTING KUZNETS HYPOTHESIS | 3 |
INEQUALITY AND POVERTY MEASURES | 28 |
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1980 RM prices 20 percent Anand Atkinson index Average Annual Change Bajau between-location Bidayuh Bottom 40 Bumiputera Calculated from Table capita GDP Change in Number component Contribution to Inequality decline Department of Statistics economic growth employment estimated ethnic groups expenditure exports FELDA Gini coefficient Gross Household Incomes growth rates Household Income Survey Households Mean improved incidence of poverty income disparity ratio income distribution income inequality income share increased industries Ishak Shari Kadazan Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Kuznets Location Malay manufacturing mean and median Melanau Middle 40 Monthly Gross Household Murut Negri Sembilan Number of Households Number of Poor Official Poverty Line overall inequality Pahang Peninsular Malaysia Perak Percentage of households Perlis policies poor households population poverty gap poverty line income regional inequality RM million rubber rural areas rural households Sabah and Sarawak Selangor Sendirian Berhad Source Theil Indices Trengganu urban and rural urban areas urban households