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 Her thorough analysis and use of previously unpublished data makes this work a key reference on the Malaysian economy.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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Acknowledgments | xi |
Figures | xxiv |
INEQUALITY AND POVERTY MEASURES | 28 |
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1980 RM prices agricultural Atkinson index Average Annual Change Bajau Bidayuh Bottom 40 Bumiputera capita GDP Chinese and Indian component Contribution to Inequality decline decrease Department of Statistics dependent variable economic growth estimated ethnic groups expenditure Explanatory Variables GDP2 Gini coefficient Gross Household Incomes growth rate Household Income Survey Households Mean incidence of poverty income disparity ratio income distribution income inequality Income Table Incomes of Top increased Indian households Johor Kadazan Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Kuznets mean and median mean income disparity Median Monthly Gross Melanau Middle 40 Model Monthly Gross Household Murut Negri Sembilan Number of households Number of Poor overall inequality Pahang Peninsular Malaysia Perak Percentage of households Perlis Phase poor households poverty gap poverty line income regional inequality regression rural areas rural households rural mean incomes Sabah and Sarawak sector Selangor Source tertiary Theil Indices total inequality Trengganu urban and rural urban areas urban households