| Social Policy in Post-Industrial Singapore Contributor(s): Lian, Kwen Fee (Editor), Tong, Chee-Kiong (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004166424 ISBN-13: 9789004166424 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2008 Annotation: The contributors to this edited volume, covering a range of social issues ranging from family and aging to sexuality and culture and the arts, critically examine the relevance of social policy as it is understood in the West; and addresses the question of whether Singapore's response is unique. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Anthropology - General |
| Dewey: 320.609 |
| Series: Social Sciences in Asia |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.34" W x 9.46" (1.22 lbs) 341 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Notwithstanding the lean years that followed 1986 and 1997, sustained economic growth since the late 1970s has propelled Singapore into the post-industrial age and reproduced the demographic and social structure of advanced western societies. The rapid shift to a knowledge-intensive economy requiring highly-skilled services has resulted in a 'two-speed' society consisting of a highly competitive but rewarding sector and a marginalized population that is increasingly at risk. Being avowedly anti-welfarist, the state for ideological reasons has resisted pressures to introduce a comprehensive welfare regime for its risk population, preferring to privilege its productive citizenry. Is Singapore a counter-factual to the convergence thesis, by preferring to put in place a social policy driven by the belief of its leaders that the more successful a society is the more it is able to care for those who fall behind? |