Immigration in Singapore / edited by Norman Vasu, Yeap Su Yin, Chan Wen Ling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vasu, Norman, editor.

Yeap, Su Yin, editor.

Chan, Wen Ling, editor.

Series:

Asian Cities ; 1.

Asian Cities ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Singapore.

Immigrants.

Singapore--Social life and customs.

Singapore.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

221 pages : charts, graphs ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2014.

Summary:

This study traces the socio-political effects of immigration on Singapore and its population, a topic that has been the subject of intense debate in the nation as its population grows increasingly diverse. Beyond the logic of economic imperatives, the book aims to explore the larger consequences of taking in large number of immigrants, and its analysis should appeal to scholars of migration, social change, and public policy.

Contents:

1 Immigration in Singapore An Overview / Yap Mui Teng Teng, Yap Mui 25

2 Angst, Anxieties, and Anger in a Global City Coping with and Rightsizing the Immigration Imperative in Singapore / Eugene K.B. Tan Tan, Eugene K.B. 37

3 The Politics of Immigration Unpacking the Policies of the PAP Government and Opposition in Singapore / Bilveer Singh Singh, Bilveer 67

4 Social Integration of Immigrants into Multiracial Singapore / Mathew Mathews Mathews, Mathew, Danielle Hong Hong, Danielle 93

5 Reconstructing Singapore as a Cosmopolitan Landscape The Geographies of Migration and its Social Divisions that Extend into the Heartlands / Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho Ho, Elaine Lynn-Ee 115

6 "Family, Worker or Outsider" Employer-Domestic Helper Relations in Singapore / Theresa W. Devasahayam Devasahayam, Theresa W.

7 Whither Integration? Managing the Politics of Identity and Social Inclusion / Leong Chan-Hoang Chan-Hoang, Leong 147

8 Permanent Residents Serving National Service Round Pegs in a Square Hole? / Ho Shu Huang Huang, Ho Shu, Yolanda Chin Chin, Yolanda 175.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-213) and index.

ISBN:

9789089646651

9089646655

OCLC:

881214717