Sustainable Rural Development and Community Economics for Population Wellbeing in Malaysia

Rugayah Hashim; Zaidi Mohd Aminuddin; Janiffa Saidon; Chaoqun Wang

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10i31.6204

Authors

Rugayah Hashim Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4807-9024
Zaidi Mohd Aminuddin Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Janiffa Saidon Faculty of Business & Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor, Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Chaoqun Wang Shandong Youth University of Political Science, Jinan, Shandong, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10i31.6204

Keywords:

Community economics, Population well-being, Sustainable rural development, Social inequality

Abstract

Social inequality between rural and urban communities will remain pronounced, as noted in the Millennium Development Goals Report 2015. The paper aims to showcase the findings from a qualitative study that examined the twelve approaches to sustaining rural development and community economics, a case study of Tanjung Karang, Selangor, Malaysia. The research underscores the need for continued investments in rural areas and the importance of tailoring development initiatives in capacity building towards population wellbeing. The study is significant in fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG1), Zero Hunger (SDG2), and Good Health and Wellbeing (SDG3).

Author Biography

Rugayah Hashim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Selangor

Professor of Digital Government. Other areas of research interests include policy studies, social robotics and built environment.

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