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Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh

Rural development continues to be one of the main priorities of the Malaysian Government. The government has set various strategies to improve the quality of life and income for all Malaysians including the rural populace. Rural Malaysia has undergone tremendous transformation due to the evolution o...

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Main Authors: Ahmad, Jasmine, Mohd Salleh, Norhayati
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies 2012
Subjects:
HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth
Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55423/1/55423.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.554232022-03-14T04:44:50Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55423/ Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh Ahmad, Jasmine Mohd Salleh, Norhayati HD Industries. Land use. Labor Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth Rural development continues to be one of the main priorities of the Malaysian Government. The government has set various strategies to improve the quality of life and income for all Malaysians including the rural populace. Rural Malaysia has undergone tremendous transformation due to the evolution of rural development policies, strategies and programmes since the country achieved its independence in 1957. From an economic perspective this sector is mainly agriculture-based, whereby more than half of the population involved in agricultural activities. Historically, the national economic development plan i.e. First and Second Malayan Five Year Plan (1956 – 1965), followed by a series of Malaysia Five Year Plan (1966 till today) put importance on rural development. Malaysia can be considered successful in developing rural areas through the concepts of integrated rural development, agrarian reform, in-situ development, rural industrialisation and modernisation, and rural growth centres. This paper aims at reviewing the chronological condition of rural development in Malaysia with special attention placed on the Federal Land and Development Authority (FELDA), a Malaysian government agency handling the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas. FELDA focuses on opening smallholder farms growing cash crops. The paper also aims at examining the opportunities explored in order to further strengthen this sector. Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/55423/1/55423.pdf ID55423 Ahmad, Jasmine and Mohd Salleh, Norhayati (2012) Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh. In: 3rd International Conference on Public Policy and Social Science ( ICOPS 2012). Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies, Melaka, pp. 147-152. ISBN 978-967-11354-5-7
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topic HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth
spellingShingle HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Economic development. Development economics. Economic growth
Ahmad, Jasmine
Mohd Salleh, Norhayati
Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
description Rural development continues to be one of the main priorities of the Malaysian Government. The government has set various strategies to improve the quality of life and income for all Malaysians including the rural populace. Rural Malaysia has undergone tremendous transformation due to the evolution of rural development policies, strategies and programmes since the country achieved its independence in 1957. From an economic perspective this sector is mainly agriculture-based, whereby more than half of the population involved in agricultural activities. Historically, the national economic development plan i.e. First and Second Malayan Five Year Plan (1956 – 1965), followed by a series of Malaysia Five Year Plan (1966 till today) put importance on rural development. Malaysia can be considered successful in developing rural areas through the concepts of integrated rural development, agrarian reform, in-situ development, rural industrialisation and modernisation, and rural growth centres. This paper aims at reviewing the chronological condition of rural development in Malaysia with special attention placed on the Federal Land and Development Authority (FELDA), a Malaysian government agency handling the resettlement of rural poor into newly developed areas. FELDA focuses on opening smallholder farms growing cash crops. The paper also aims at examining the opportunities explored in order to further strengthen this sector.
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author Ahmad, Jasmine
Mohd Salleh, Norhayati
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Mohd Salleh, Norhayati
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title Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
title_short Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
title_full Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
title_fullStr Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
title_full_unstemmed Rags to riches: an experience of rural development in Malaysia / Jasmine Ahmad and Norhayati Mohd Salleh
title_sort rags to riches: an experience of rural development in malaysia / jasmine ahmad and norhayati mohd salleh
publisher Faculty of Administrative Science and Policy Studies
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