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

• Superior document: Social sciences in Asia, v. 17
• TeilnehmendeR: Lian, Kwen Fee, 1950-; Tong, Chee Kiong.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social sciences in Asia ; v. 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (347 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Materials /; Social Policy Issues In A Post-Industrial Society /; Is There A Social Policy In Singapore? /; Family Policies: Interface Of Gender, Work, And The Sacredisation Of The Child /; Social Policies For The Aged In Singapore /; Education, Globalisation, And Inequality /; Manufacturing Human Resources: The Role Of The Social Investment State /; Management Of Foreign Manpower /; Household Production As A Moderator In Singapore’s Economic Development /; Strengthening The Nation’s Roots? Heritage Policies In Singapore /; Culture And The Arts: Intrusion In Political Space /; Criminal Justice Policy: Social Order, Risk And The ‘Governmental Project’ /; Decoding Sexual Policy In Singapore /; Convergence With A Twist: East Asian Welfare Capitalism In Comparative Perspective /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283061546; 9786613061546; 9047433327
• ISSN: 1567-2794
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Lian Kwen Fee & Tong Chee Kiong.

Notwithstanding the lean years that followed 1986 and 1997, sustained economic growth since the late 1970's 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?