The Reality Of Inequality

Khairie Hisyam Aliman, Assistant Editor, The Edge

22-Oct-18 09:35

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We talk to Khairie about his recent article in The Edge entitled: Breaking the Cycle of Inequality.

Khairie shares his findings while he was working on the story based on Khazanah Research Institute's latest report: The State of Households 2018- Different Realities.

We discuss the a number of big issues that came out from the report such as the widening income gap and gender inequality.

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Presented by: Joyce Goh

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Categories: Social Issues

Tags: Economics, Education, Dr Nungsari Radhi, Allen Ng, SOH2018, Khazanah Research Institute, Income Inequality,

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