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Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz: A Key Pillar in Malaysia's Development

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  • Rajah Rasiah

    (Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya)

  • Norma Mansor

    (Social Security Research Centre (SSRC), Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya)

  • Chandran VGR

    (Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya)

Abstract

Few economists in Malaysia have pursued their academic career with anchors solidly planted into the plight of the people. Royal Professor Ungku Aziz was a rare mind who achieved intellectual distinction for his tiring efforts to theorise and study poverty in Malaysia, which led to the government’s strategies strongly mirroring his recommendations. This article analyses five of the major contributions he made that emerging scholars can look up to as examples of exemplary intellectual leadership, as well as, academic scholarship.

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  • Rajah Rasiah & Norma Mansor & Chandran VGR, 2015. "Royal Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz: A Key Pillar in Malaysia's Development," Institutions and Economies (formerly known as International Journal of Institutions and Economies), Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya, vol. 7(3), pages 1-19, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:umk:journl:v:7:y:2015:i:3:p:1-19
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    Keywords

    Economic development; poverty; Malaysia; Ungku Abdul Aziz;
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    JEL classification:

    • I31 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - General Welfare, Well-Being
    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • P13 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Capitalist Economies - - - Cooperative Enterprises
    • P25 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics
    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness

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