Falling Inequality, Rising Insecurity? Malaysia and Thailand Compared

Wed 18 Nov · Online

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REGIONAL SOCIAL & CULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAMME AND THAILAND STUDIES PROGRAMME About the Webinar Malaysia and Thailand have both seen measured income inequality decline over the past two decades, and both cushioned their poorest households through the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet public sentiment in both countries points the other way: pessimism about the future, frustration among the young, and a sense that the system favours the wealthy and well-connected. This webinar asks why falling inequality has not felt like shared progress.

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