NEGREI: Academic Journal of Law and Governance
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025)

Income Disparity between Legislative Institutions and the General Public in Relation to Social Welfare Aspects: A Comparative Study of Indonesia and Malaysia

Ariani, Relys Sandi (Unknown)
Arini Zulfaida (Unknown)
Fidela Dzatadini Wahyudi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2025

Abstract

Pancasila, as the foundation of the Indonesian state, upholds social justice for the people with the aim of equality in all areas, especially public income. However, recent research has found that the income gap between the Indonesian Legislative Institution and the Indonesian public is significantly different from that in Malaysia. This can certainly affect the welfare of the people of those countries. Therefore, the author analyzes and examines in more depth the income gap between the Legislative Institution and the public in Indonesia and Malaysia related to public welfare. This study uses a normative legal research type with a statutory and comparative approach, data sources are primary legal materials and secondary legal materials from books, journals, and legal dictionaries. The income gap between the legislative institution and the public in Indonesia reaches 10x-14x, while in Malaysia it is 4x-5x. This gap creates social injustice and hinders public welfare. Therefore, the values ​​of social justice in Pancasila do not function well in practice. It is necessary to strengthen Pancasila from an early age in shaping the character of the Indonesian people.Civic Awareness and Social Justice.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

negrei

Publisher

Subject

Religion Humanities Environmental Science Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

Description

Negrei : Academic Journal of Law and Governance established since 2021 based on SK Rector of IAIN Curup Number : 0108/In.34/R/KP.07.6/01/2021 of 20 June 2021. The journal aims to provide for legal and politic scholars and practitioners to accept and give constructive criticism to enhance their ...