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Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s

This paper provides a systematic assessment of the alleged exceptionality of Malaysia's development progress and its likely explanations, in comparative perspective. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indices of education, health, poverty and gender equality outcomes, we produce evid...

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Main Authors: Asadullah, M. Niaz, Mansor, Norma, Savoia, Antonio
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Published: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd 2021
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HC Economic History and Conditions
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/27226/
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spelling my.um.eprints.272262022-06-02T02:43:48Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/27226/ Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s Asadullah, M. Niaz Mansor, Norma Savoia, Antonio HC Economic History and Conditions This paper provides a systematic assessment of the alleged exceptionality of Malaysia's development progress and its likely explanations, in comparative perspective. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indices of education, health, poverty and gender equality outcomes, we produce evidence based on conditional correlations, offering three findings. First, the results support the hypothesis that Malaysia's human development progress has been exceptional compared with that of countries with a similar level of economic development, primarily for the period 1970-1990. Next, we show that such progress is associated with a combination of income-mediated and support-led mechanisms, including Malaysia's early emphasis on education and health inputs and infrastructure development. Finally, we look at long-term roots of its progress, arguing that early advantage in state capacity may be at the origin of Malaysia's successful implementation of poverty reduction and growth-enhancing policies. Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd 2021-10-02 Article PeerReviewed Asadullah, M. Niaz and Mansor, Norma and Savoia, Antonio (2021) Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s. Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 22 (4). pp. 551-576. ISSN 1945-2829, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2021.1975664 <https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2021.1975664>. 10.1080/19452829.2021.1975664
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topic HC Economic History and Conditions
spellingShingle HC Economic History and Conditions
Asadullah, M. Niaz
Mansor, Norma
Savoia, Antonio
Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
description This paper provides a systematic assessment of the alleged exceptionality of Malaysia's development progress and its likely explanations, in comparative perspective. Using cross-country regressions and aggregate indices of education, health, poverty and gender equality outcomes, we produce evidence based on conditional correlations, offering three findings. First, the results support the hypothesis that Malaysia's human development progress has been exceptional compared with that of countries with a similar level of economic development, primarily for the period 1970-1990. Next, we show that such progress is associated with a combination of income-mediated and support-led mechanisms, including Malaysia's early emphasis on education and health inputs and infrastructure development. Finally, we look at long-term roots of its progress, arguing that early advantage in state capacity may be at the origin of Malaysia's successful implementation of poverty reduction and growth-enhancing policies.
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author Asadullah, M. Niaz
Mansor, Norma
Savoia, Antonio
author_facet Asadullah, M. Niaz
Mansor, Norma
Savoia, Antonio
author_sort Asadullah, M. Niaz
title Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
title_short Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
title_full Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
title_fullStr Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
title_full_unstemmed Understanding a ``development miracle'': Poverty reduction and human development in Malaysia since the 1970s
title_sort understanding a ``development miracle'': poverty reduction and human development in malaysia since the 1970s
publisher Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/27226/
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