THE 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), tabled at Parliament yesterday by the prime minister, signifies a very critical juncture in the country’s drive to become a fully developed nation. The PM describes it as the last lap towards arriving at Vision 2020 and a high-income economy with a Gross National Income (GNI) per capita of US$15,000 (RM54,000). However, its achievement is measured in the inclusiveness of the outcome which sees a redistribution of wealth created to benefit the population as a whole while yet arriving at the statistics which would qualify Malaysia as developed. Economic development in tandem with socio-economic progress achieved by aligning the political economy of the country towards the betterment of the standard of life for all is the intention undeniable from the six strategic thrusts of the 11MP.
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