Saifullah, Md. Khaled and Masud, Muhammad Mehedi and Kari, Fatimah Binti (2021) Vulnerability context and well-being factors of Indigenous community development: a study of Peninsular Malaysia. Alternative-An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 17 (1). pp. 94-105. ISSN 1177-1801, DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180121995166.
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The Indigenous people of Malaysia are a heterogeneous community scattered over more than 852 villages in Peninsular Malaysia. This community has been identified to be among the poorest and marginalized in Peninsular Malaysia. This study evaluates the well-being factors as well as problems that hinder the development of an Indigenous community in Peninsular Malaysia. This article adopted a quantitative approach based on data collected through survey and 2,136 respondents were interviewed. The study reveals that the Indigenous community is likely to remain poor in terms of economic status significantly because of insufficient access to basic education and the inability of being employed. This is also due to the inability to receive support for housing, economic livelihood, and other social infrastructures. In addition, the study indicates that economic status and access to education are the most significant factors that may help improve the overall well-being of an Indigenous community. This finding also suggests that the social and environmental aspects in Peninsular Malaysia have not improved together with economic development.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | University of Malaya under the postgraduate research grant (PPP) grant [PG234-2015A] |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Indigenous community; Orang Asli; Well-being; Vulnerability context; Malaysia |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology |
| Divisions: | Centre for Civilisational Dialogue Faculty of Business and Economics > Department of Development Studies |
| Depositing User: | Ms Zaharah Ramly |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2022 00:26 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2022 00:26 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/35161 |
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