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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Sekolah Pembangunan Sosial
2002
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| Online Access: | https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/403/1/Roslan_A._Hakim.pdf |