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Singapore perspectives 2012 : Singapore inclusive : bridging divides /
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought le...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific,
©2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Acknowledgements; Editors' Acknowledgements; Keynote Address Building an Inclusive Society Tharman Shanmugaratnam; Section 1: Business : as Usual, No Longer?; Chapter 1 Income Growth and Redistribution: Issues and Challenges Paul Cheung; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION OF THE PROCEEDS OF PRODUCTION; COULD THE WAGE SHARE GET BIGGER OVER TIME?; DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME GROWTH OF HOUSEHOLDS, 2000 -2010; HOW HAVE HOUSEHOLDS COPED WITH RISING INCOME INEQUALITY?; UPW INCOME GROWTH AND UPWARD MOBILITY; THE 'PR' COMPETITION; CONCLUSION.
- Chapter 2 Singapore's New Growth Model Chua Hak Bin and Shawlin ChawPRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY-DRIVEN GROWTH; "SINGAPOREANS FIRST" POLICY; "INCLUSIVE" GROWTH; Chapter 3 Macroeconomic Trends and Labour Welfare in Singapore: A Focus on Retirement Adequacy Hui Weng Tat; INTRODUCTION; MACROECONOMIC TRENDS IN THE SINGAPORE LABOUR MARKET; RETIREMENT ADEQUACY OF SINGAPORE WORKFORCE; SIMULATION ASSUMPTIONS; SIMULATION RESULTS; INFLATION INFLATION-ADJUSTED CPF CONTRIBUTION CEILING; INCREASE IN TOTAL CPF CONTRIBUTION RATE; EFFECT OF PROPERTY PURCHASE ON RETIREMENT ADEQUACY.
- EFFECT OF UNEMPLOYMENT ON RETIREMENT ADEQUACYANNUAL WAGE GROWTH NEEDED TO ACHIEVE RETIREMENT ADEQUACY; INCREASE IN CPF RETURNS ON RETIREMENT ADEQUACY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCE; Section 2: Social Development and Working Together: Towards a : New Social Compact; Chapter 4 Re-Making Singapore Healthcare Jeremy Lim and Daniel Lee; THE 'NEW NORMAL' NORMAL'- POLITICS, DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMICS AND PHYSICS; RE RE-FORMULATING THE HEALTHCARE COMPACT; POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
- WHAT PRICE IS LIFE?; WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE?; TRANSPARENCY OF DECISION DECISION-MAKING; SO WHAT PRICE IS LIFE?
- FINANCING HEALTHCARE: FINE FINE-TUNING THE FUNDAMENTALLY SOUNDDELIVERING HEALTHCARE- "ALL HANDS ON DECK"; PUBLIC HEALTHCARE
- TOO LITTLE FOR TOO MANY?; "NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET"?; "EXCUSEZ-MOI"; CONCLUSION; Chapter 5 Public Housing
- Appreciating Assets? Phang Sock Yong; INTRODUCTION; STATISTICS ON HOUSING PRICE APPRECIATION; REASONS FOR APPRECIATION OF HDB PRICES; CHALLENGES FOR THE FUTURE: THE HDB POLICY CONUNDRUM; Chapter 6 Retirement Adequacy and Housing Financing Through the CPF System Chia Ngee Choon; INTRODUCTION; "HOME AS A NEST EGG"
- AN ASSET -BASED SOCIAL SECURITY.
- DESIGN ISSUES DURING PAYOUT PHASE AND UNLOCKING HOUSING EQUITIESTRADE -OFFS BETWEEN RETIREMENT ADEQUACY AND HOUSING FINANCING; OTHER MECHANISMS TO ENHANCE RETIREMENT ADEQUACY AND HOUSE OWNERSHIP; REFERENCES; Section 3: Politics: A New Paradigm?; Chapter 7 Towards a More Equal, Self-Reliant Society Ho Kwon Ping; Chapter 8 Information, Insulation and the Public Interest Cherian George; SINGAPORE'S APPROACH; INFORMATION GAPS; TRUST DEFICIT; Chapter 9 Model of Governance: Big Government or Big People? Peter Ho; GOVERNMENT BIG; GOVERNMENT IN SINGAPORE; THE PARADOX OF GOVERNMENT.