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...
Saved in:
Main Author: | A. Hakim, Roslan |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Sekolah Pembangunan Sosial
2002
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/403/1/Roslan_A._Hakim.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/403/ |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
The problem of ethnic polarisation
by: The Star, Malaysia
Published: (1983) -
The problem of ethnic polarisation
by: The Star, Malaysia
Published: (1983) -
Evaluating corruption under the application of the SOCIO-economic development desgrowth index (Ð-index): the case of Guatemala
by: Ruiz Estrada, Mario Arturo, et al.
Published: (2018) -
Basic rules for polarised cell growth
by: Mohd Jaffar, Mai Zurwatul Ahlam, et al.
Published: (2013) -
Institutional Quality and Poverty Reduction in ECOWAS Countries: Evidence from Driscoll and Kraay
by: Ahmed, Umar Abdullahi, et al.
Published: (2023)