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Rural and regional development

H. Osman Rani, M. Anuar Adnan and Mohamed Aslam

Historically, different patterns of development in the states have resulted in an unequal distribution of income, amenities and opportunities. Poverty was a serious social problem in the early 1970s when more than half of the population resided in rural areas and more than 60 per cent of that rural population were considered poor. The government embarked on various development strategies, emphasizing the provision of physical infrastructure and social, as well as human development.

  • Information in the full article includes
  • Pre-New Economic Policy (1957—1970)
  • New Economic Policy era (1971—1990)
  • National Vision Policy era (2001—2010)
Felda

FELDA settlers showing off their land titles in Selangor, 1991. As of 2005, 77,287 FELDA settlers (74.9 per cent) had completed their repayments and received their land titles.