Public Expenditure and Income Distribution in Malaysia

ISBN-13: 9781032298849 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 128 str.

Mukaramah Harun; Sze Ying Loo

Opis

This book studies the impact of public expenditure allocations in achieving income equality goals in Malaysia and evaluates the impact of the public expenditure policies in reducing the inter-ethnic and rural-urban disparity. It will be of interest to economists and researchers on Southeast Asian Studies.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Malaysian Economy, Income Distribution and Public Expenditure; 3. Social Accounting Matrix as a Framework to Analyze the Impact of Public Expenditure on Income Distribution; 4. Analysis on the Impact of Public Expenditure on Income Distribution; 5. Implications for Policy in Public Expenditure; Appendix I. Full Form of Public Expenditure