Social policy in post-industrial Singapore / 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 re...
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| Superior document: | Social sciences in Asia, v. 17 |
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| 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. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Materials / Lian Kwen Fee and Tong Chee Kiong
- Social Policy Issues In A Post-Industrial Society / Tong Chee Kiong and Lian Kwen Fee
- Is There A Social Policy In Singapore? / Lian Kwen Fee
- Family Policies: Interface Of Gender, Work, And The Sacredisation Of The Child / Paulin Tay Straughan
- Social Policies For The Aged In Singapore / Angelique Chan
- Education, Globalisation, And Inequality / Anne Raffin
- Manufacturing Human Resources: The Role Of The Social Investment State / Alexius A. Pereira
- Management Of Foreign Manpower / Md. Mizanur Rahman
- Household Production As A Moderator In Singapore’s Economic Development / Euston Quah and Lim Sze How
- Strengthening The Nation’s Roots? Heritage Policies In Singapore / Brenda S.A. Yeoh and Shirlena Huang
- Culture And The Arts: Intrusion In Political Space / Chua Beng Huat
- Criminal Justice Policy: Social Order, Risk And The ‘Governmental Project’ / Narayanan Ganapathy
- Decoding Sexual Policy In Singapore / Laurence Wai-Teng Leong
- Convergence With A Twist: East Asian Welfare Capitalism In Comparative Perspective / Volker H. Schmidt
- Index / Lian Kwen Fee and Tong Chee Kiong.