Article Review on World Bank Report, Optimal Design for a Minimum Wage Policy in Malaysia

Nurrachmi, Rininta and Mad-Ahin, Ashanee and Waeowanjit, Phimpaporn and Kareemarif Arif, Naz Abdul (2012): Article Review on World Bank Report, Optimal Design for a Minimum Wage Policy in Malaysia.

Abstract

There are many pros and cons with the implementation of minimum wage in Malaysia, since it is the first time. This article review is to analyze the World Bank report on Malaysian minimum wage policy that will be implemented in 2013. There are strength and weakness on the report. Moreover the review will also be analyzed from Islamic perspective since majority population in Malaysia is Muslim.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Minimum wage, Islam, Malaysia
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z12 - Religion; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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