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The Centre for Poverty and Development Studies (CPDS)
ABOUT CPDS
The Cabinet of the Malaysian government on 12 July 2006 agreed to establish the Royal
Professor Ungku Aziz Chair at the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of
Malaya. In conjunction with the establishment of the Chair, a Centre for Poverty and
Development Studies (CPDS) was also created at the Faculty. The establishment of the Royal
Professor Ungku Aziz Chair is to honor the contributions of Professor Ungku Aziz in the
field of education and economic development especially rural development and poverty. It
was inaugurated in November 2006 by the Fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi with the launch of the Royal Professor Ungku Aziz Chair (RPUA). The
establishment of the Chair and the Centre avows Malaysia’s continuing commitment to
poverty eradication. Malaysia is often showcased as a country that has been successful in
attaining its development objectives. Through the auspices of the Malaysian Technical
Development Programme, Malaysia has provided a platform for sharing its development
experience with other developing countries. The Malaysian experience can provide useful
lessons for other developing countries in policy and program formulation for poverty
alleviation. At the same time the Chair and the Centre will increase accessibility to
information and facilitate the dissemination of this information amongst various stakeholders.
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