Social policy in post-industrial Singapore / edited by Lian Kwen Fee & Tong Chee Kiong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lian, Kwen Fee, 1950-

Tong, Chee Kiong.

Series:

Social sciences in Asia 1567-2794 ; v. 17.

Social sciences in Asia, 1567-2794 ; v. 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social policy.

Singapore--Social policy.

Singapore.

Singapore--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Physical Description:

vi, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Summary:

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?

Contents:

Social Policy Issues in a Post-Industrial Society / Tong Chee Kiong, Lian Kwen Fee 1

Is There a Social Policy in Singapore / Lian Kwen Fee 21

Family Policies: Interface of Gender, Work, and the Sacredization of Child / Paulin Tay Straughan 45

Social Policy for the Aged in Singapore / Angelique Chan 73

Education, Globalization and Equality / Anne Raffin 97

Manufacturing Human Resources: The Role of Social Investment State / Alexius A. Pereira 121

Management of Foreign Manpower / Md. Mizanur Rahman 145

Household Production as a Moderator in Singapore's Economic Development / Euston Quah, Lim Sze How 173

Strengthening the Nation's Roots? Heritage Policies in Singapore / Brenda S.A. Yeoh, Shirlena Huang 201

Culture and the Arts: Intrusion in Political Space / Chua Beng Huat 225

Criminal Justice Policy: Social Order, Risk and the "Governmental Project" / Narayanan Ganapathy 247

Decoding Sexual Policy in Singapore / Laurence Leong Wai Teng 279

Convergence with a Twist: East Asian Welfare Capitalism in Comparative Perspective / Volker H. Schmidt 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004166424

9004166424

OCLC:

196304730