A note on marginalisation as an alternative approach in the study of poverty of the Orang Asli Communities in Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Mohd Fauzi Mohd Harun,, Nor Aini Hj Idris,, Gani Osman, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2009
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7877/1/1479-2777-1-SM.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7877/; http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/

Poverty among the Orang Asli is still aseriousproblem. The 1999 Poverty Rate puts the rate for this group at 50.9 % and the hardcore poverty rate at 15.4 %. Research done before this relates poverty to the attitude and the cultural problems of these people. This group of people was said to be lazy,...