kos hidup dan gini coefficient


Kira-kira enam puluh tahun dulu, murid-murid sekolah membawa tiga sen:
1 sen - sebungkus nasi lemak
1 sen - satu kueh lain
1 sen - air serbat

Hari ini untuk tiga barangan itu sekurang-kurangnya RM 1.80.
Ini bermakna,
belanja hidup sudah meningkat enam puluh kali ganda (6,000 peratus!)
Gaji atau upah naik tidak sampai 6,000 peratus; ia naik pada kadar kira-kira separuh dari kenaikan harga, iaitu 3,000 hingga 3,500 peratus. (
tiga puluh kali ganda)

Kenaikan gaji ini merujuk kepada gaji kakitangan peringkat pertengahan dan bawah, tidak peringkat atas.

Kenaikan gaji yang tidak seimbang (antara peringkat bawah dan atas) menunjukkan sikap tidak saksama di kalangan pimpinan masyarakat.




kassimahmad.blogspot

Reports often point to the fall in absolute poverty levels in Malaysia
-from 29 percent in 1980 to about 5-6 percent in 2000.
But critical analysts complain that this figure is misleading. They point out that the income threshold used for the poverty line—currently a monthly household income of 510 ringgit (US$134) in western, peninsular Malaysia—is unrealistic given the higher cost of living.


Gini coefficient (a measurement for income inequality where 0 indicates perfect equality and 1.0 indicates perfect inequality):
Malaysia: 0.49
Indonesia: 0.32
Vietnam: 0.36
Laos: 0.37
Thailand: 0.41
Philippines: 0.46

Malaysia is among the highest in the region. That is significantly greater inequality than the levels in poorer countries.
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Strangely enough, when it was widely known that Anwar were sacked because he insisted the former Prime Minister to take money from the World Bank, yet we came across a table while viewing the 9th Malaysia Plan and World Bank is listed in the technical assistant received. the technical assistant is valued in total amount of money. And the total is expected to increase.
you can view it here, (page 3 of 15): rm9

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