Urban poverty: a case study of major cities in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Pramanik, Ataul Huq, Abdullah, Moha Asri, Mat Derus, Alias, Barom, Mohd. Nizam
• 格式: 图书
• 语言: English
• 出版: IIUM Press 2009
• 主题: HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
• 在线阅读: http://irep.iium.edu.my/204/1/Urban_poverty_-_a_case_study_of_major_cities_in_Malaysia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/204/; http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/222-urban-poverty-a-case-study-in-malaysia.aspx

Urban poverty is inextricably linked to rural poverty. In fact, the former is caused by the latter. The ‘Pull’ and the ‘Push’ factors can significantly explain the prevailing dismal conditions associated with urban poverty. While the goal of faster development manifest through commercialization, mod...