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This paper proposes that the resurgence of geographic factors in the study of uneven development is not due simply to the recurrent nature of intellectual fashions, nor necessarily because arguments that rely on geographic factors are less simplistic than before, nor because they avoid...
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The concept of basic needs is today at the center of many discussions about development and the international order. Some international organizations are rethinking their prior evaluation of development policies based largely on aggregate economic output, in particular, the welfare of the very...
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Malaysia. …
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Penang has always been a focal point, absorbing knowledge (and popular culture) from civilizations to the East and West. In modern Penang the pattern of cultural contacts has changed over time. Research institutes and universities in Penang cooperate with foreign partners to produce research...
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diversity index” is developed and proposed for further analysis of Malaysia’s plural society. This index is based on Simpson …
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MFS-Quota was applied on the case of Malaysia. The main objective of the MFS-Quota is to calculate the approximate amount …
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The state of Sarawak is situated on Borneo Island in East Malaysia. It is the largest state in Malaysia covering an … development process in Sarawak which highlight the contrast in economic development in Sarawak and the rest of Malaysia. On the …-based one. Until the 1970s, Malaysia was predominantly an exporter of rubber and tin. However, the country overcame the colonial …
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indicated that income expansion did cause the population expansion in Sarawak, Malaysia. …
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The study investigates disparities in social development in 144 countries worldwide. In the paper we aim to investigate cross-country differences in social development level in year 2011, as well as to estimate inequalities on the field. Secondly, we assess relative social development level...
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During the last 50 years with unprecedented population growth and urbanization, economic development, particularly in developing countries failed to generate adequate employment and income opportunities in the modern sector, compelling the surplus labour force to generate its own means of...
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