Vulnerable Groups In Malaysia

Author : Thaatchaayini Kananatu,Sharon G. M. Koh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110610970

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Vulnerable Groups in Malaysia by Thaatchaayini Kananatu,Sharon G. M. Koh Pdf

Vulnerability is a term that can be studied from different dimensions – the social, legal, economic and political. This book explores these dimensions and captures the vulnerabilities of particular groups in Malaysia – the transgenders, women, children, aboriginal and indigenous people, the rural fisherfolk, the stateless and the economically disempowered. Mirroring the spectrum of »vulnerable groups« defined by the United Nations Global Compact in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals Report, this book highlights the unique features that portray vulnerabilities – including gender, age, indigeneity, socioeconomic status and ethnicity. The case studies of vulnerable groups in Malaysia – a multicultural, diverse plural Asian state – would be appreciated by both undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics, researchers and policy-makers, keen in Asian Studies and vulnerabilities.

Author : Thaatchaayini Kananatu,Sharon G. M. Koh
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783110608076

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Vulnerable Groups in Malaysia by Thaatchaayini Kananatu,Sharon G. M. Koh Pdf

Vulnerability is a term that can be studied from different dimensions – the social, legal, economic and political. This book explores these dimensions and captures the vulnerabilities of particular groups in Malaysia – the transgenders, women, children, aboriginal and indigenous people, the rural fisherfolk, the stateless and the economically disempowered. Mirroring the spectrum of »vulnerable groups« defined by the United Nations Global Compact in the 2016 Sustainable Development Goals Report, this book highlights the unique features that portray vulnerabilities – including gender, age, indigeneity, socioeconomic status and ethnicity. The case studies of vulnerable groups in Malaysia – a multicultural, diverse plural Asian state – would be appreciated by both undergraduate and postgraduate students, academics, researchers and policy-makers, keen in Asian Studies and vulnerabilities.

Author : Syahirah Abdul Shukor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9674407510

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Social Workers and Protections of Vulnerable Groups by Syahirah Abdul Shukor Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264233775

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Integrating Social Services for Vulnerable Groups Bridging Sectors for Better Service Delivery by OECD Pdf

All OECD countries have vulnerable populations in need of multiple social service supports. This book looks at how services are integrated, vulnerable groups are defined and populations compare, and at the benefits of integrating services. It identifies good practice and promising common approaches.

Author : Thaatchaayini Kananatu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000050028

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Minorities, Rights and the Law in Malaysia by Thaatchaayini Kananatu Pdf

This book analyses the mobilisation of race, rights and the law in Malaysia. It examines the Indian community in Malaysia, a quiet minority which consists of the former Indian Tamil plantation labour community and the urban Indian middle-class. The first part of the book explores the role played by British colonial laws and policies during the British colonial period in Malaya, from the 1890s to 1956, in the construction of an Indian "race" in Malaya, the racialization of labour laws and policies and labour-based mobilisation culminated in the 1940s. The second part investigates the mobilisation trends of the Indian community from 1957 (at the onset of Independent Malaya) to 2018. It shows a gradual shift in the Indian community from a "quiet minority" into a mass mobilising collective or social movement, known as the Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF), in 2007. The author shows that activist lawyers and Indian mobilisers played a crucial part in organizing a civil disobedience strategy of framing grievances as political rights and using the law as a site of contention in order to claim legal rights through strategic litigation. Highly interdisciplinary in nature, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers examining the role of the law and rights in areas such as sociolegal studies, law and society scholarship, law and the postcolonial, social movement studies, migration and labour studies, Asian law and Southeast Asian Studies.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264801547

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OECD Economic Surveys: Malaysia 2021 by OECD Pdf

Like many other countries, Malaysia was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic starting in early 2020. Its past policy prudence has allowed Malaysia to react swiftly and boldly to the public health and economic crisis.

Author : Nurul Shahnaz Ahmad Mahdzan,Mohd Edil Abd Sukor,Izlin Ismail,Mahfuzur Rahman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429623561

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Consumer Financial Vulnerabilities in Malaysia by Nurul Shahnaz Ahmad Mahdzan,Mohd Edil Abd Sukor,Izlin Ismail,Mahfuzur Rahman Pdf

This book examines four aspects of Malaysian consumers’ financial vulnerabilities. First, it discusses the issue of over-indebtedness due to excessive reliance on consumer financing. Second, the book investigates why Malaysians are ill-prepared for their golden years in terms of retirement planning and savings. Third, it delves into the problem of financial fraud victimisation among Malaysian consumers. Fourth, the book analyses the reasons why Malaysians are underinsured despite the distinct benefits of life insurance. Drawing on secondary data from government agencies such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Employees' Provident Fund, Royal Malaysian Police and the Department of Statistics Malaysia, each chapter presents statistical trends reflecting the four financial vulnerabilities. In-depth analyses of the literature reveal three broad psychological domains (cognition, motivation, and disposition) and specific psychological factors (e.g. over-confidence, self-control, social norms, and financial literacy) that significantly influence consumers’ financial decisions. The four financial vulnerabilities investigated in this book directly address the strategic outcomes of the Malaysian National Strategy for Financial Literacy 2019–2023 (MNSFL), a five-year plan to elevate the financial literacy of Malaysians. Finally, the book presents strategic recommendations that are believed to be useful guidelines for relevant policymakers to promote positive financial behaviours and rational attitudes among consumers. It will be a useful resource for policymakers and researchers interested in economic psychology and behavioural finance.

Author : Barbara Hildegard Juen,Eva-Maria Kern,Sigridur Thormar
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832536315

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Individual and Organizational Vulnerability and Resilience Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Barbara Hildegard Juen,Eva-Maria Kern,Sigridur Thormar Pdf

Vulnerability and resilience are concepts that have long been treated as individual and contradicting topics. In recent times, we have seen that vulnerabilities and resilience can go hand in hand and that vulnerabilities cannot be conceptualized only in simple terms because intersectionality must be considered as well as social, organizational, and systemic aspects and processes. One example is that women are more vulnerable (higher values in nearly all stress related measures) in the COVID-19 pandemic. This finding has to be analyzed from an intersectional perspective, because socio-economic factors, cultural factors, exposure to COVID-19 and the type of occupation (e.g. healthcare sector, frontline workers) play an important role in how vulnerable or resilient women can be in a given society. The large number of studies on COVID-19 vulnerabilities makes it necessary to take a closer look at the resilience factors that often go hand in hand with potential vulnerabilities. As we see in the literature about pandemics in general and COVID-19, there are some individual, organizational and systemic vulnerabilities that can be found in all pandemics. From that we can assume that there will be resilience factors within the same concepts that may buffer vulnerabilities.

Author : Saliha Hassan,Meredith Weiss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136003264

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Social Movement Malaysia by Saliha Hassan,Meredith Weiss Pdf

This book considers the proliferation in Malaysia over the past two decades of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) associated with various social movements, both to provide basic information about the NGOs and social movements, and to discuss their role in the development of civil society generally in particular their contribution to the reform movement, which has been gathering strength since 1998. The book discusses the nature and development of the movements, and shows that those movements concerned with human rights and women's issues have made significant contributions to the reform movement and been irrevocably changed by their involvement in it.

Author : Yunpeng Zhu,Hal Hill
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782541942

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The Social Impact of the Asian Financial Crisis by Yunpeng Zhu,Hal Hill Pdf

This volume presents a scholarly insider's perspective on the Asian economic crisis, examining the social, economic and political consequences of the crisis in six influential Asian economies: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand. Each chapter contains an analysis of the events leading up to and during the crisis, the social impacts and an assessment of possible futures for these countries. The contributors expertise and use of up-to-date data ensures an integrated approach by which the process of economic change can be understood. The book reveals that professional workers in the urban financial sector, as well as manual labourers in the export sector, felt the most dramatic effects. Impacts on the latter group resulted in a significant rise in the population living below the poverty line. The book emphasises the previous absence of strong social security 'nets' and the need to strengthen macroeconomic policies and institutional, legal, regulatory and supervisory structures. Other topics covered include intractable government corruption and fiscal management.

Author : Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš,Etienne Nel,Stanko Pelc
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031111396

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COVID-19 and Marginalisation of People and Places by Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš,Etienne Nel,Stanko Pelc Pdf

This book examines how COVID-19 has often enhanced social and economic marginalisation in different places and societies around the world. It explores the reality that selective deglobalisation is occurring and over and above the human tragedy which has been experienced, many societies and economies have had to adapt to the new reality which they find themselves in. Governments have been challenged to improve health care and provide economic relief and stimulus packages to sectors as diverse as tourism and education which have had to develop new ways of coping. Resilience theory is drawn on to help explain some of the creative responses which we observe, while in other places deep-rooted concerns for the future are a stark reality. By describing how the pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing geographic, social and economic marginalisation, particularly for the most vulnerable places, societies and economic activities globally, this book provides insight into the impacts and implications across the world and reflects on the different experiences.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Edmund Cheong Peck Huang
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Disability insurance
ISBN : 9789834230012

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SOCSO Return to Work Programme in Malaysia - A Handbook 2012 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Amanda Devine,Tanya Lawlis
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-17
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783039211203

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Nutrition and Vulnerable Groups by Amanda Devine,Tanya Lawlis Pdf

Food insecurity is a complex ‘wicked’ problem that results from a range of unstable and uncertain physical, social, cultural and economic factors that limits access to nutritious food. Globally, 800 million people are under-nourished, and around 2 billion are overweight/obese or have micronutrient deficiency. These populations are largely positioned in developing countries where disease burden is high and impacts health budgets and productivity. Similarly developed countries, cities and neighbourhoods are experiencing a greater emergence of vulnerable populations. This is in part explained by the change in the food production and manufacturing, the retraction in economic climates, the increase in food price, and in some regions reduced food availability and access.Vulnerable groups include but are not limited to migrant populations, Indigenous people, elderly, pregnant women, those with disability, homeless, young children and youth. Poor nutrition at significant periods of growth and development and during life impact long term health outcomes increasing non-communicable disease prevalence, health cost and reducing economic productivity.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781437937169

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Trafficking in Persons Report (10th Ed. ) by Anonim Pdf

Ten years ago, the U.N. and the U.S. enacted laws and treaties against human trafficking. Since then, the international community has witnessed tangible progress in the effort to end the scourge of trafficking in persons. Countries that once denied the existence of human trafficking now work to identify victims and help them overcome the trauma of modern slavery, as well as hold responsible those who enslave others. This Report outlines the continuing challenges across the globe, It highlights several key trends, including the suffering of women and children in involuntary domestic servitude, the challenges and successes in identifying and protecting victims, and the need to include anti-trafficking policies in our response to natural disasters. Illus.

Author : Ian Shaw,Rosaleen Ow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429877988

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Asian Social Work by Ian Shaw,Rosaleen Ow Pdf

The countries of East and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole, display a laboratory of social and political conditions, with individual countries presenting a variety of political, cultural and social characteristics. Some with one-party state systems, others with stable liberal democracies and yet others with more fragile democratic systems. As such the region presents a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between diverse national environments and social work education regimes. In this book, social work educators and theorists from around East and Southeast Asia provide accounts of the social work programs within the higher education systems of their respective countries and compare them to those of their neighbours. This is the first book to offer a structured account of how social work and social work education have emerged and finds their present place in the historical, economic, political, urban/rural and higher education contexts of Southeast Asia and East Asia. Experts from the region assess the extent to which these countries’ systems possess a collective coherence, while examining the diversity among them.