Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Malaysia: Consequences and
Vulnerability

Siwar, Chamhuri; Ahmed, Feroz; Bashawir, Ahmad; Mia, Md. Shahin

doi:10.3923/jas.2016.154.160

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“…This may be rooted in women's limited access to resources, exclusion from economic decision-making in households and social expectations, resulting in an increase of powerlessness among these women (Goodman, Smyth, & Banyard, 2010). In view of the fact that the rate of urban poverty is expected to increase in Malaysia which would greatly impact the vulnerable community, such as B40 urban women (Ahmed et al, 2016), there is therefore an urgency to pay attention to this community and empower them. Women's empowerment refers to the process of change in which a woman with a prior inability to choose, gains access to and freedom in decision-making (Kabeer, 2005).…”

Section: Social Entrepreneurship and Women's Empowermentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Urban poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon, often associated with a lack of income (Ahmed, Siwar, Bashawir, & Mia, 2016). It is also characterised by cumulative deprivation across five major dimensions, namely income, health, education, security and empowerment (Baharoglu & Kessides,nd.,p.…”

Section: Urban Poverty and Socio-economic Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on the PLI, the urban areas are known to be experiencing higher poverty than rural areas (Nurliyana, Zalmiyah, & Rohayanti, 2017). Ahmed et al (2016) revealed that there is a downward trend in urban poverty in Peninsular Malaysia, indicated by the poverty rate in urban areas decreasing from 25.5 percent in 1970 to one percent in 2012. This is supported by the State of Households 2018 Report which reveals an increase in economic growth, indicated by the average household income for B40 which was 7.6 times higher in 2016 compared to 1970 (Khazanah Research Institute, 2018).…”

Section: Urban Poverty and Socio-economic Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is supported by the State of Households 2018 Report which reveals an increase in economic growth, indicated by the average household income for B40 which was 7.6 times higher in 2016 compared to 1970 (Khazanah Research Institute, 2018). Although the economy is advancing and the poverty rate is declining, it is expected that more people could be impoverished due to the population boom, especially in the urban areas of Peninsular Malaysia, as a result of active rural-urban migration (Ahmed et al, 2016;Khazanah Research Institute, 2018). This is evinced by the growth in urban population from 27 percent in 1970 to 71 percent in 2010, with a prediction of reaching approximately 75 percent by the year 2020 (Ahmed et al, 2016).…”

Section: Urban Poverty and Socio-economic Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Social Enterprising Observance among B40 Urban Women for Socioeconomic Sustainability

Rokisa¹

2019

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This article explores the enterprising capabilities of economically challenged women in the urban city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The study assumes that entrepreneurial awareness and entrepreneurial intention are good predictors of women who are socioeconomically sustainable. The study sample comprises the B40 women in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The B40 group refers to the "bottom 40 percent" members of the population, with a monthly household income of RM3,855 and below (USD9451 and below). A total of 404 B40 urban women are drawn from a clustered random sample of four so-called "poor" municipal residents in Kuala Lumpur. A questionnaire survey is used to study their levels of entrepreneurial awareness and intention, administered via the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 22. The data are analysed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA and Pearson Correlation. The findings indicate a significant relationship between their levels of entrepreneurial awareness and entrepreneurial intention with being socioeconomically sustainable. Four important indicators are deduced: 1) upholding economic justice for B40 urban women; 2) reducing urban poverty concentration among women; 3) innovating new working avenues for women homemakers in the informal work sector; and 4) enhancing moral responsibility towards sustaining the natural environment. Based on these empirical outcomes, the research also recommends a suitable approach to social entrepreneurship among women of different ethnic groups. Significantly, it will contribute to the pursuit of community development and national unity.Keywords: B40 women, Entrepreneurial awareness, Entrepreneurial intention, Malaysia, Social enterprising, Sustainability, Urban poverty

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Section: Urban Poverty and Socio-economic Sustainabilitymentioning

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2019

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“…The concept of vulnerability (risk of experiencing poverty in future) has been discussed in-depth, followed by international economic shock, such as global economic crisis, which increases the emergence of poverty and hard core poverty (Heltberg et al 2015). Despite the reduced incidence of poverty and hard core poverty (Al-Mamun and Mazumder 2015;Ahmed et al 2016), inequality in income distribution and socioeconomic vulnerability among the poor still remain a threat among the low-income households in Malaysia, as well as in other developing nations (Nair and Sagaran 2015).…”

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Effect of Economic Vulnerability on Competitive Advantages, Enterprise Performance and Sustainability

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This study investigated the effect of economic vulnerability upon competitive advantages, performance, and sustainability of micro-enterprises owned and managed by micro-entrepreneurs who participate in varied development initiatives in Peninsular Malaysia. Upon adopting the cross-sectional design, data were randomly collected from selected 300 micro-entrepreneurs from the eKasih program (national poverty data bank) located in four states of Peninsular Malaysia. The quantitative data were collected by conducting structured interview sessions with the respondents held from September until November 2017. The findings revealed that the state of economic vulnerability among the respondents had a significantly negative effect on the aspects of competitive advantages, performance, and sustainability among micro-enterprises in Peninsular Malaysia. Despite of the widely acknowledged and empirically examined effects of socioeconomic antecedents upon micro-enterprise performance, the focus on the effect of a more comprehensive measure of socioeconomic condition, that is, economic vulnerability, among low-income households appears to be scant. Hence, the outcomes of this study are able to provide critical insights for development organizations pertaining to development programs and their effectiveness on economically vulnerable, particularly among low-income households in Peninsular Malaysia.

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Usman

Bakar

2019

Proceedings of AICCE'19

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Urbanization and Urban Poverty in Malaysia: Consequences and Vulnerability

Cited by 47 publications

References 4 publications

Social Enterprising Observance among B40 Urban Women for Socioeconomic Sustainability

Social Enterprising Observance among B40 Urban Women for Socioeconomic Sustainability

Effect of Economic Vulnerability on Competitive Advantages, Enterprise Performance and Sustainability

Thermal Comfort Study Using CFD Analysis in Residential House with Mechanical Ventilation System

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