Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore
Title | Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Swee-Hock Saw |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Birth control |
ISBN | 9789814762311 |
Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore (Second Edition)
Title | Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore (Second Edition) PDF eBook |
Author | Saw Swee-Hock |
Publisher | Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. |
Total Pages | 249 |
Release | 2016-06-23 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9814762210 |
The second edition of Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the government's initiatives to influence the course of fertility, and hence the rate of population growth in the island-state of Singapore since the 1960s. The varied population issues and consequences associated with the prolonged below-replacement fertility are discussed in detail. The strength of the book lies in the author's intimate familiarity with the subject acquired through some personal involvement in the formulation of population policies for the country.
Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore
Title | Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Swee-Hock Saw |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Birth control |
ISBN | 9789814762205 |
The second edition of Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the government's initiatives to influence the course of fertility, and hence the rate of population growth in the island-state of Singapore since the 1960s. The varied population issues and consequences associated with the prolonged below-replacement fertility are discussed in detail. The strength of the book lies in the author's intimate familiarity with the subject acquired through some personal involvement in the formulation of population policies for the country.
Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore
Title | Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Saw Swee-Hock |
Publisher | ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 2016-06-22 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9814762199 |
The second edition of Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore presents an up-to-date and comprehensive account of the government’s initiatives to influence the course of fertility, and hence the rate of population growth in the island-state of Singapore since the 1960s. The varied population issues and consequences associated with the prolonged below-replacement fertility are discussed in detail. The strength of the book lies in the author’s intimate familiarity with the subject acquired through some personal involvement in the formulation of population policies for the country.
Public Policy and Population Change in Singapore
Title | Public Policy and Population Change in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Peter S. J. Chen |
Publisher | Population |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Monographic collection of contributions on population policy in Singapore - comments on legislation, economic and social development trends, historical and contemporary population dynamics, family planning, fertility behaviour, health services, etc. References and statistical tables.
Population Control for Zero Growth in Singapore
Title | Population Control for Zero Growth in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Swee-Hock Saw |
Publisher | Singapore : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 260 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | Birth control |
ISBN |
Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore
Title | Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore PDF eBook |
Author | Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 210 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Medical |
ISBN | 0415670683 |
This book examines the relationship between population policies and individual reproductive decisions in low-fertility contexts. Using the case study of Singapore, it demonstrates that the effectiveness of population policy is a function of competing notions of citizenship, and the gap between seemingly neutral policy incentives and the perceived and experienced disparate effects. Drawing on a substantial number of personal interviews and focus groups, the book analyzes the developmental welfare state's overarching emphasis of citizen responsibility, and examines population policies that reinforce social inequalities and ignore cultural diversity. These factors combine to undermine elaborate state policy efforts in encouraging citizens' biological reproduction. The book goes on to argue that in order to facilitate positive fertility decisions, the state needs to modify the "economic production at all cost" approach and pay much more attention to the importance of social rights. This suggests that the Singapore government might profitably approach the phenomenon of very low fertility with major initiatives similar to those of other advanced industrialized societies. This book offers a significant contribution to the literature on social policy, East Asian and Southeast Asian studies.