KEMISKINAN DAN AGIHAN PENDAPATAN DI NEGERI PERAK

By using HIS2000 data set and deriving a few indices of poverty and income distribution (positive and normative), the present paper analyses poverty and income gap issues by ethnic and regional differences in Perak. The paper found that poverty in the state has ethnic and regional dimensions as Malay households dominate the poverty scene and inter-ethnic income gap is considerable. Similarly, poverty in the state is characterized by the rural area as the regional income gap is prominent. To overcome the state of disequilibrium, the paper suggests that economically-backward ethnic groups be given more opportunity to participate in the manufacturing and service activities, and similarly rural economic infrastructure be uplifted. Both these recommendations can be integrated into the existing development strategy at the state and the federal (NCER) levels.