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CHAPTER 2 (POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION) - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 2 (
POVERTY AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION
)
INTRODUCTION
TYPES OF POVERTY
ABSOLUTE POVERTY
RELATIVE POVERTY
GINI COEFFICIENT
HARDCORE POVERTY
Since 1970
Rural poverty reduced 11.9%(2004) to 1.6 % (2014)
Malaysian has reduced the poverty from 49.6% (1970) to 5.7% (2004) and to 0.6% (2014)
Urban poverty reduced from 2.5%(2004) to 0.3 (2014)
PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH POVERTY
Rural poverty
Strategies:
to provide better accesss of the rural community to ICT and new technologies and improve farming practice.
to expand and increase credit facilities for agrculture related trade and services.
to increase access of the rural community to generate better income
Urban poverty
Strategies:
job opportunities
infrastructure development
better town planing
MALAYSIA 2019 (STRATEGIES & PROJECTS)
Health and Nutrition
Food supplement and subsidized food for primary school children
Increase income
New land development, village industries, provide marketing facilities
direct assistance
Assistance to Old Folks' Home, allowances for handicapped workers, loan on textbooks, scholarships,
increase in the quality of life
Provide electricity and water, build community halls and mosques, roads, drainage systems and construction of new houses.
POVERTY ERADICATION
STRATEGY
● providing employment opportunities in higher-paying job, while welfare handouts were reserved for the aged and disabled who could not find employment.
encouraged to be involved in modern farming and non-farm activities.
To incorporate elements of good governance and social development.
PROGRAMMES
NGOs
NVP
NDP
Government Programs under Dato’ Sri Najib
Single mother programs under Min. of Women, Family and Community Development
1Malaysia Programs (Klinik 1M, KR1M)
E-kasih
CONCLUSION
In general the achievements of poverty eradication program in Malaysia carried out since 1971 have been successful
The income of all races has also increased but there is a need to bring the income gap closer, particularly between races