Are regional incomes in Malaysia converging?

This paper analyses patterns in regional inequality within and between Malaysia's 14 states, drawing upon estimates of Kuznets/Williamson curves, σ- and β-convergence and spatial spillovers. The path of regional inequality contradicts Kuznets predictions. Regional inequality initially fell but...

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出版年:Papers in Regional Science
第一著者: Abdullah A.J.; Doucouliagos H.; Manning E.
フォーマット: 論文
言語:English
出版事項: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2015
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Abdullah A.J.; Doucouliagos H.; Manning E.
Are regional incomes in Malaysia converging?
2015
Papers in Regional Science
94

10.1111/pirs.12105
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84894657495&doi=10.1111%2fpirs.12105&partnerID=40&md5=25098a88feb24c33e7381eefdb7aec8e
This paper analyses patterns in regional inequality within and between Malaysia's 14 states, drawing upon estimates of Kuznets/Williamson curves, σ- and β-convergence and spatial spillovers. The path of regional inequality contradicts Kuznets predictions. Regional inequality initially fell but has subsequently risen with further economic development. While Malaysian governments have been successful at reducing poverty, they have been unable to curtail regional inequality in the long run. © 2014 The Author(s). Papers in Regional Science © 2014 RSAI
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
10568190
English
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