Article(print) World Affairs Online

Income distribution in Malaysia, 1957-1980

In: The developing economies, Volume 23, Issue 4, p. 347-367

Ikemoto, Yukio

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Abstract

After analysing the structure and trend of income distribution and the incidence of poverty in 1957/58, 1970 and 1979, the author scrutinizes the inequality of income distribution between races (Malays, Chinese and Indians) with regard to the imbalance in the allocation of labour among races by industry and occupation. According to the findings of the paper, the income inequality between races decreased through the NEP (New Economie Policy), but the total inequality remained unchanged and the incidence of poverty also decreased.(DÜI-Sen)

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