Category: Poverty and Inequality

This paper is concerned with the definition and measurement of poverty in Malaysia. A poverty line is estimated after considering both the absolute and relative approaches to the definition. Various indices of poverty are discussed, ranging from the simple “incidence of poverty” measure to others which take account of the “poverty gap”. There is a… Continue reading Aspects Of Poverty In Malaysia

The study was aimed at understanding the phenomena of poverty among the communities of Redang Island whereby most of them have an average income between RM251 to RM500 per month. The study was found that the tourism sector does give a considerable impact on this community by contributing to 44% of their households income. Article… Continue reading Komuniti Pulau, Kemiskinan Dan Impak Pelancongan: Kajian Kes Di Pulau Redang, Terengganu

Transnationalism, with its focus on migration and transnational business networks, is a vogue concept in much of the literature on ethnic minorities. This essay is a critique of transnational studies, which in our view diminish ethnic minorities’ claim on national identity by reinforcing the indigenous communities’ stereotyped belief that these minorities have little sense of… Continue reading Transnationalism and the Essentializing Of Capitalism: Chinese Enterprise, the State, and Identity in Britain, Australia, and Southeast Asia

The past several decades have seen much progress made to enhance the economic participation of women in Malaysia. Since the Declaration of the United Nations Decade for Women back in 1979, there has been a growing recognition that women play a crucial role in the country’s economic development. Author: Wong, ChayNee.  Publication: MIERScan, 14 August… Continue reading Moving Towards Gender Equality In the work place

Since the introduction of the New Economic Policy 1971-1990 (NEP), Malaysia has achieved outstanding progress in poverty eradication. During this period the poverty incidence has dropped from 52.4 percent in 1970 to 15 percent in 1990. This index remains in a declining trend with the latest figures showing a drop from 8.5 percent in 1999… Continue reading Tackling Urban Poverty

The strong export-led growth rates that the country has enjoyed have helped tremendously in poverty eradication. In the 1970s the average growth rate was 7.5 per cent; in the 1980s it was 5.8 per cent; and in the 1990s the growth rate averaged an invigorating 7.1 per cent. Author: Nambiar, Shankaran. Publication: MIERScan, 5 June… Continue reading Poverty under the Ninth Malaysian Plan

Women constitute between 32 and 46 per cent of the labour force in individual economies, with 36 per cent of them representing the Malaysian workforce. Globally, the increase in women’s overall share of the labour force has been particularly marked in exportoriented sectors, where women comprise as much as three-quarters of the workforce. Author: Yee,… Continue reading Gender-sensitive Data Wanting in Economics Policy Decisions

All indications are that, the eradication of poverty will continue to be one of the main items in the national agenda to ensure that thepoor are not to be left behind. Author: Musalmah Johan.  Publication: MIERScan, 3 October 2005.  Download

Among all the factors that influence the rapidity and substance of economic growth, it is now clear that state institutional capacities (and related bureaucratic competence) for economic governance are among the more decisive (Evans and Rauch 1999, Rauch and Evans 2000). Among the countries that have sustained an impressive record of economic growth in recent… Continue reading Economic Governance and Poverty Reduction in Malaysia

Malaysia has been experiencing rapid economic and social transformation over the past three decades. Its economy grew 6.7 per cent per annum during 19711990, Malaysia, 1991) and currently Malaysia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) has been growing by more than 8 per cent consecutively for… Continue reading Urban development and urban poverty in Malaysia