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Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers

This quantitative study attempts to determine, the Human Development Index (HDI) level of river communities in Malaysia. A total of 240 respondents were selected from 4 villages located near to Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. The analysis confirms that the HDI level of the respondents studied is...

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Main Authors: Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi, Md. Yassin, Sulaiman, Idris, Khairuddin, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Hamzah, Azimi, Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
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Language:English
Published: Medwell Journals 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37893/1/37893.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37893/
http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=sscience.2014.408.412
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spelling my.upm.eprints.378932016-06-30T06:37:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37893/ Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi Md. Yassin, Sulaiman Idris, Khairuddin Abu Samah, Bahaman Hamzah, Azimi Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril This quantitative study attempts to determine, the Human Development Index (HDI) level of river communities in Malaysia. A total of 240 respondents were selected from 4 villages located near to Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. The analysis confirms that the HDI level of the respondents studied is low; however respondents in Gintong recorded a moderate-level HDI compared to other 3 areas which recorded low HDI values. Furthermore, there is a significant difference in terms of HDI between the 4 areas studied. Several strategies are suggested by which to further enhance the HDI of local communities, particularly those who reside near to rivers. Medwell Journals 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37893/1/37893.pdf Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi and Md. Yassin, Sulaiman and Idris, Khairuddin and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Hamzah, Azimi and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril (2014) Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. The Social Sciences, 9 (6). pp. 408-412. ISSN 1818-5800; ESSN: 1993-6125 http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=sscience.2014.408.412
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description This quantitative study attempts to determine, the Human Development Index (HDI) level of river communities in Malaysia. A total of 240 respondents were selected from 4 villages located near to Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers. The analysis confirms that the HDI level of the respondents studied is low; however respondents in Gintong recorded a moderate-level HDI compared to other 3 areas which recorded low HDI values. Furthermore, there is a significant difference in terms of HDI between the 4 areas studied. Several strategies are suggested by which to further enhance the HDI of local communities, particularly those who reside near to rivers.
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author Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Hamzah, Azimi
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
spellingShingle Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Hamzah, Azimi
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
author_facet Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
Md. Yassin, Sulaiman
Idris, Khairuddin
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Hamzah, Azimi
Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
author_sort Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi
title Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
title_short Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
title_full Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
title_fullStr Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
title_full_unstemmed Human development index of rural communities in Malaysia: Tembeling, Pahang and Muar Rivers
title_sort human development index of rural communities in malaysia: tembeling, pahang and muar rivers
publisher Medwell Journals
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37893/1/37893.pdf
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