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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA source of the information that has not been published up to this time . . . can be used for further analysis of the Malaysian income distribution. -- Yukio Ikemoto * The Developing Economies *
It is a significant work. The book is written in clear prose and reads very well. * Development and Change *
This is an important topic... Shireen Hashi was fortunate to obtain access to the HIS data, which many other researchers have been denied. Much has been written on income distribution in Malaysia. One of this book's contributions is to extend the decomposition analysis of Sudhir Anand.... -- Donald R. Snodgrass, Harvard University * Pacific Affairs, Vol. 72, No. 3, Fall 1999 *
This is an important topic... Shireen Hashi was fortunate to obtain access to the HIS data, which many other researchers have been denied. Much has been written on income distribution in Malaysia. One of this book's contributions is to extend the decomposition analysis of Sudhir Anand. -- Donald R. Snodgrass, Harvard University * Pacific Affairs, Vol. 72, No. 3, Fall 1999 *
Table of Contentschapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Inequality and Poverty Measures Chapter 3 Testing the Kuznets' Hypothesis Chapter 4 Peninsular Malaysia: Personal Income Inequality Chapter 5 Personal Income Inequality in Sabah and Sarawak Chapter 6 Regional Inequality Chapter 7 Poverty Chapter 8 Explaining Changes in Income Distribution and Poverty
