Ethnic disparity in financial fragility in Malaysia

• Main Author: Abdullah Yusof, Selamah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2019
• Subjects: HB Economic Theory; HG4001 Financial management. Business finance. Corporation finance.; HV85 Social pathology. By region or country
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69986/1/69986_Ethnic%20disparity%20in%20financial%20fragility_article.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69986/2/69986_Ethnic%20disparity%20in%20financial%20fragility_scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69986/13/69986_Ethnic%20disparity%20in%20financial%20fragility_WOS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69986/; https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJSE-12-2017-0585

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the extent of financial fragility and its disparity across ethnic groups in Malaysia. Disparities related to income and wealth are major concerns as they breed conflict and social instability. The study also compares the level of financial frag...