POVERTY with MANY FACES A Case Study of Malaysia

• Main Author: Ataul Huq Pramanik 1941- (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Kuala Lumpur IIUM Press 2008; 2008
• Edition: Print book : English : 1st edition
• Subjects: Poverty > Malaysia; Income distribution > Malaysia
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The lack of easy access to education and training, incentive structure, motivation and urge for material achievement combined with misperceptions that living in poverty is a part of life, rather than as something discouraged by Islam are the primary determinants to poverty in this country.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1, Introduction
• Chapter 2, Study area, methodology and data
• Chapter 3, The demographic factors
• Chapter 4, The social factors
• Chapter 5, The economic factors
• Chapter 6, The psychological factors
• Chapter 7, The political and institutional factors
• Chapter 8, The moral and equity factors
• Chapter 9, The ethico-spiritual and religious factors
• Chapte 10, Professional mobility and choice
• Chapter 11, Summary of findings and policy suggestions.