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Critical Issues in Asset Building in Singapore's Development

Author : S. Vasoo
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9789813239753
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (397 download)

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Download or read book Critical Issues in Asset Building in Singapore's Development written by S. Vasoo and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore's progress as an independent nation and the uplifting of its people's livelihood have been made possible by stable social and political conditions. A more important factor in driving these positive changes lies with people-centric leadership. One can contrast the case of Singapore with societies led by self-serving leaders whose lack of honesty and integrity brings about immense social and economic hardships to various communities. When people suffer under undesirable circumstances, they often migrate to seek better future for themselves and their families. This book reveals how Singapore's governance grounded on the principle of asset building facilitates the country's growth and development. Policies being discussed in this volume include multi-culturalism, accessible housing, social mobility for low-income families, water resource management, and national conscription. Highly relevant for students, policy makers and the general public interested in socio-political and economic development issues, this unique piece of work not only gives readers a documentary account of what has been undertaken to empower and assist citizens in the last 50 years or so, but also prompts them to reflect on Singapore's future trajectory.

Critical Issues in Asset Building in Singapore's Development

Author : Singh Bilveer
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9813239778
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis Critical Issues in Asset Building in Singapore's Development by : Singh Bilveer

Download or read book Critical Issues in Asset Building in Singapore's Development written by Singh Bilveer and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2018-06-18 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore's progress as an independent nation and the uplifting of its people's livelihood have been made possible by stable social and political conditions. A more important factor in driving these positive changes lies with people-centric leadership. One can contrast the case of Singapore with societies led by self-serving leaders whose lack of honesty and integrity brings about immense social and economic hardships to various communities. When people suffer under undesirable circumstances, they often migrate to seek better future for themselves and their families. This book reveals how Singapore's governance grounded on the principle of asset building facilitates the country's growth and development. Policies being discussed in this volume include multi-culturalism, accessible housing, social mobility for low-income families, water resource management, and national conscription. Highly relevant for students, policy makers and the general public interested in socio-political and economic development issues, this unique piece of work not only gives readers a documentary account of what has been undertaken to empower and assist citizens in the last 50 years or so, but also prompts them to reflect on Singapore's future trajectory.

Community Development Arenas In Singapore

Author : Vasoo S
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811204136
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Community Development Arenas In Singapore written by Vasoo S and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades or so, community development efforts in Singapore have strongly focused on task-centred community activities namely short-term projects revolving around socio-educational and recreational activities. Such an emphasis is further reinforced by the outsourcing of community services to the private sector which is contracted to deliver services or activities. Although the consequences are not seen immediately, they will in the longer term reinforce learned helplessness of the participants or beneficiaries who are usually relegated to passive or dependent roles.Through the insights of contributors who are practitioners in the community development field, this book argues that more resources and initiatives must be accorded to community organisations so as to redirect to a community- or resident-centric approach towards community work intervention. In short, more reaching out to people or community groups should be undertaken.Covering a broad range of arenas including health, housing, ageing, community integration and bonding, among others, this book will open up a wider horizon for community development efforts and provide a reservoir of ideas and strategies to build a stronger and resilient community for more effective community problem-solving.

Singapore Ageing: Issues And Challenges Ahead

Author : S Vasoo
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811265208
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Singapore Ageing: Issues And Challenges Ahead written by S Vasoo and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2023-02-02 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in different arenas.With the Singapore demography showing a greying trend, it is increasingly vital for the government and the social, health and economic sectors to meet the needs of an ageing nation. The appropriate services and support have to be in place to respond to the issues faced by seniors. This edited volume serves as a useful resource for those who are working or researching in the field of ageing.

Inclusive Child Development Accounts

Author : Jin Huang
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 100004825X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inclusive Child Development Accounts written by Jin Huang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-21 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inclusive Child Development Accounts showcases the global context of emerging asset-building policies and programmes around Child Development Accounts. Child Development Accounts (CDAs) are subsidized accounts that enable families to accumulate assets to invest in children’s development and life goals, such as postsecondary education, homeownership, business development, and retirement security. The vision for CDAs is to be universal (meaning everyone participates), progressive (meaning greater subsidies for the poor), and lifelong (meaning from the cradle to the grave). Since 1991, schools, communities, states, provinces, and entire countries have launched various CDA programs and policies. In the first part of the volume, scholars highlight the core feature of "inclusiveness" of CDAs in Singapore, Israel, and the United States. In the second part, scholars report on CDA policies and projects in Taiwan, Uganda, Korea, and mainland China. Showing how asset building can be effective in diverse cultural and social contexts, and that all these contexts emphasize the investing in children early in life and empowering of them to achieve their potential as productive citizens, Inclusive Child Development Accounts will be of great interest to scholars of social work, policy, investment, and development, as well as financial inclusivity. It originally published as a special issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development.

Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore

Author : Singh Bilveer
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811200114
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore by : Singh Bilveer

Download or read book Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore written by Singh Bilveer and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore since June 1959. A political titan with few chinks in its armour, the party has kept winning elections under three prime ministers and Singapore is about to witness a transition to the fourth prime minister. The party's seemingly unstoppable sterling performance makes the issue of the durability of the PAP highly critical. In light of the serious weakness of the Opposition and the strong performance legitimacy of the ruling party, it is worthwhile asking the question, can the PAP stumble and fall? Addressing this question is highly relevant given that similar political parties and structures have almost all collapsed elsewhere — the Barisan Nasional as the latest casualty with its defeat in Malaysia's 2018 General Elections. With an extensive coverage on domestic and international issues, up-to-date developments on the finalisation of the PAP's 4G leadership, the Workers' Party town council saga, and the efforts to form an opposition coalition led by Tan Cheng Bock are also analysed in this book.

Medical Social Work In Singapore: Context And Practice

Author : Geok Ling Lee
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811227500
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Medical Social Work In Singapore: Context And Practice written by Geok Ling Lee and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical social work in Singapore traces its roots to the post-war period. This textbook documents the historical development and evolution of the medical social work profession in Singapore, as well as the specialist work done in the profession.The first part of the book gives an overview to the field in Singapore. It provides information which is considered as fundamental and core to medical social workers across the various medical or healthcare settings. The second part focuses on the selected practice areas and adopts an integral approach to discuss theory and practice.This book is essential for social work students who wish to learn from a range of examples of good social work practice, presented from human developmental perspectives and in sufficient breadth to provide a reasonable overview of social work practice in health care. This book also provides added lens for medical, nursing and other allied health students and practitioners who wish to better understand their patients and families.

Strategy And Defense Policy For Small States: Problems And Prospects

Author : Bernard F W Loo
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811244308
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)

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Book Synopsis Strategy And Defense Policy For Small States: Problems And Prospects by : Bernard F W Loo

Download or read book Strategy And Defense Policy For Small States: Problems And Prospects written by Bernard F W Loo and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For students of Strategic Studies in small countries with limited financial, human and military resources, the available literature on Strategic Studies, in particular texts that seek to explain the key concepts and components of Strategic Studies, can be very alien in its focus to the strategic conditions and issues that these countries face.This book contains a collection of essays that seeks to discuss key concepts in Strategic Studies, as well as contemporary challenges in strategy and defence policy, from the perspective of small states. It is based on the idea — derived from the German philosopher of war, Carl von Clausewitz — that there is a distinction between logic and grammar: while the field of Strategic Studies contains a number of key concepts (such as geopolitics and geostrategy, strategic culture, arms dynamics and the phenomenon of military modernization) that are universal in logic, the grammar (that is, the specific manifestations of these concepts) in the contexts of small states is necessarily different from larger, more materially endowed, states.Related Link(s)

National Service In Singapore

Author : Shu Huang Ho
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing
ISBN 13 : 981314923X
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book National Service In Singapore written by Shu Huang Ho and published by World Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Service (NS) is one of Singapore's foundational public policies. First implemented by the British in 1954, amended in 1967 to provide a means to defend a fledgling independent nation, and codified into its present form in 1970, NS is a key pillar of Singapore's defence. Its significance, however, goes beyond defence. With over 1 million male Singapore citizens and permanent residents having served NS, and consequently involving many more — family members, friends, employers and colleagues — in different ways, NS is deeply woven into Singapore's political and social fabric. This volume brings together a range of scholarly perspectives on NS which explore its past, present and future in four sections: The history of NS, NS in practice, debates on NS and an international perspective. Comprising chapters by individuals from varied backgrounds, National Service in Singapore offers a broad account of one of Singapore's oldest public policies.

Singapore's Economic Development

Author : Linda Y. C. LIM
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814723479
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Singapore's Economic Development written by Linda Y. C. LIM and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Singapore is known internationally for its successful economic development. Key to its economic successes is a variety of policies put into place over the past 50 years since its independence. Singapore's Economic Development: Retrospection and Reflections provides a retrospective analysis of independent Singapore's economic development, from the perspective of different policy domains each considered by different expert scholars in that particular field. The book is written by academic economists in a style that is accessible to non-experts. Each chapter includes reviews of past scholarship, current data on each policy area, and reflections on required or desirable future policy changes and outcomes"--

'Singapore''s Real Estate'

Author : Ngee Huat Seek
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814689289
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book 'Singapore''s Real Estate' written by Ngee Huat Seek and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' Singapore''s Real Estate: 50 Years of Transformation documents the transformation and development of the real estate market in Singapore over the past 50 years. This volume is organised around two major themes, and covers issues from the "bricks and mortar" to the capital markets; and from local to international real estate markets. The themes aptly describe how real estate has played an important role in the economic development and growth of Singapore from a third world to a first world country. Written by well-renowned experts with deep academic and practical knowledge of the progress of real estate in Singapore, this book highlights the uniqueness of real estate markets and institutions in Singapore, which have constantly been replicated and adopted in other markets. Contents:The Making of a Global City:Evolution of the Real Estate Industry in Singapore (Seek Ngee Huat)Transforming a Nation: Role of Government Agencies (Yu Shi Ming & Sing Tien Foo)Changing Skyline: Real Estate Development Industry in Singapore (Sing Tien Foo)Role of Real Estate Service Providers in Growing the Real Estate Industry (Yu Shi Ming)A Global Real Estate Market Place:Singapore Commercial Real Estate Industry in a Global Context (Seek Ngee Huat)Exporting Singapore''s Experiences in Real Estate Development and Urban Planning (Sing Tien Foo & Yu Shi Ming)Real Estate Capital Markets:The Rise of Singapore''s Real Estate Investment Trust (SREIT) Market (Sing Tien Foo)Bridging the Gap between Capital and Real Estate Markets (Sing Tien Foo)50 Years of Grooming Real Estate Talents:Real Estate Education (Yu Shi Ming)Transforming Singapore''s Real Estate: Building on Firm Foundation (Sing Tien Foo & Yu Shi Ming) Readership: Undergraduate students of real estate; professionals, policy-makers and practitioners, investors, and academics who are interested in real estate markets, housing policies, financing innovations and cross-border investments in Singapore; and members of the general public interested in learning more about the history of real estate in Singapore over the past 50 years. Key Features:A good reference book for professionals, students, and also investors interested in the evolution and transformation of the real estate market in SingaporeImportant case studies that cover some of the experiences in overseas ventures and some key local development milestonesPart of the World Scientific Series on 50 Years of Nation-Building celebrating Singapore''s half-century of independenceKeywords:Singapore Real Estate Market;International Real Estate Markets;Cross-Border Real Estate Investments;International Portfolio Diversification Strategies;Brick and Mortar;Securitisation;Capital Markets;Equity Markets;Debt Markets;Public Agencies and Policies;Private Real Estate Development Industry;Private Equity Funds;Institutional Investors;Sovereign Wealth Funds'

Transforming Society

Author : Ngoh Tiong Tan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351794973
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Transforming Society written by Ngoh Tiong Tan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social change affects all quarters of life and human society whether in individual neighbourhoods, communities or nations, or in the world as a whole – encompassing many issues of gender, age, social class and ethnicity. This book examines both the conceptual as well as operational aspects of social transformation and social development. It examines societal transformation at the individual, group, community, national and international levels using a range of case studies from Singapore, Asia and around the world. The four parts of this book highlight the challenges of social development; issues concerning workforce and migration; welfare, women and social care; as well as, community development and capacity building. Social development and social transformation are presented as intertwined concepts that affect citizens in profound ways from social care to social well-being, construction of social relationship as well as community life, capacity building and nation building.

Challenges for the Singapore Economy After the Global Financial Crisis

Author : Peter Wilson
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814343943
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)

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Economic growth and development in Singapore

Author : Peter Wilson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1781008205
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Economic growth and development in Singapore written by Peter Wilson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002-10-29 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book Gavin Peebles and Peter Wilson offer an historical overview of the rapid growth and development of the Singapore economy, detailing the institutions and policies which have made this growth possible. They examine the current state of the economy and its future in terms of prospective growth and structural change.

Challenges for the Singapore Economy After the Global Financial Crisis

Author : Peter Wilson
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814460559
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book Challenges for the Singapore Economy After the Global Financial Crisis written by Peter Wilson and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011-07-13 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of invited and selected papers from the Singapore Economic Policy Forum 2009 around a central theme, Challenges Facing Singapore in the Post-Crisis Era and Policy Responses. There are very few books on the Singapore economy. This one is largely non-technical in nature and brings the reader up to speed on the key issues facing policymakers in Singapore in the wake of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The contributors are all experts in their field and have extensive experience of the Singapore economy. The book also offers an international dimension to look at the role of China in the Asian economy and the impact on Asia of reforms to the international financial architecture. Contents:Introduction (Peter Wilson)The Post-Crisis Era: Challenges for the Singapore Economy (Manu Bhaskaran and Peter Wilson)Economic Policy-Making in Singapore: Some Reflections (Basant K Kapur)Reform of the International Financial Architecture, the G20 and Asia (Pradumna R Rana)The Current Productivity Drive in Singapore and Labor Market Policies (Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew)China as an Emerging Market for Singapore: Challenges and Opportunities (Yunhua Liu)Equity in Singapore's Healthcare Financing (Tilak Abeysinghe, Himani and Jeremy Lim)Monetary Policy in Singapore and the Global Financial Crisis (Chow Hwee Kwan and Peter Wilson)Fiscal Policy in Singapore and the 2010 Budget (Lee Soo Ann)Singapore's Exchange Rate Policy: An Evaluation (Partha Sen)Citizen-Government Partnership for Social Equity: How It Strengthened with the Global Crisis (Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew) Readership: Students and researchers who are interested in the Singapore economy. Keywords:Singapore Economy;Global Financial CrisisKey Features:This is a timely book which brings together a number of experienced observers of the Singapore economy to provide up-to-date and relevant policy proposals on many areas of public policy, including health, education, monetary and fiscal policy and issues connected with the labor market and social equityReviews: “In this authoritative and stimulating volume, Peter Wilson and his team of leading Singapore intellectuals provide a rigorous, forward-looking analysis of policy options and challenges. The international parameters are likely to include slower global economic growth and continuing asset price volatility, while at home the challenges include the evident secular decline in productivity growth and a range of pressing social policy issues. A must-read volume. ” Hal Hill H W Arndt Professor of Southeast Asian Economies Australian National University “This is a timely book with fresh insights and recommendations which reframe policy issues in key areas. The bold proposals are a valuable contribution to the debate on the future of Singapore in general and its economy in particular.” Phang Sock Yong Professor of Economics Singapore Management University

Research Companion to Construction Economics

Author : Ofori, George
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839108231
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Research Companion to Construction Economics written by Ofori, George and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative Research Companion considers the history, nature and status of construction economics, and its need for development as a field in order to be recognised as a distinct discipline. It presents a state-of-the-art review of construction economics, identifying areas for further research.

Singapore and Asia in a Globalized World

Author : Wai Mun Chia
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9812815589
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book Singapore and Asia in a Globalized World written by Wai Mun Chia and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2009 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a spin-off from a highly successful seminar series jointly organized by the Division of Economics of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore. The seminars discuss contemporary domestic and regional economic issues and public policies that are relevant to the everyday lives of Singaporeans. The wish to introduce these economic issues to a broader audience outside the confinement of a lecture theatre, came to fruition, with the completion of this book.This book contains 13 chapters that are grouped under three sections. Under the section, OC Public Policies and Economic Issues of SingaporeOCO, Singapore''s public policies in the areas of healthcare, Central Provident Fund, and monetary policy are explored, as well as issues concerning Singapore''s economic development, such as economic transformation, innovation and capital accumulation are discussed. The second section, OC Singapore and the Region in a Globalized WorldOCO, looks at the challenges and opportunities presented to Singapore and the region in an increasingly globalized world. Current issues on the sub-prime crisis and Asian monetary integration are also discussed. The last section, OC Other Economic IssuesOCO, consists of papers in specific areas such as economics of medical decisions, economics of love, and the role of exchange rates in foreign direct investment.