Is there evidence of polarisation in Malaysia? An application of Wolfson's polarisation index

This paper examines income distribution and the question of polarisation in Malaysia. Wolfson (1994, 1997) has shown that inequality measures such as the Gini index are unable to capture changes in the share of income held by the middle-income group. Thus, analysis that examines only the inequality...

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Main Author: A. Hakim, Roslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sekolah Pembangunan Sosial 2002
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Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/403/1/Roslan_A._Hakim.pdf
http://repo.uum.edu.my/403/
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