abstract: 'This paper reviews the trends in poverty and inequality in Singapore

  since independence, as well as policy recommendations adopted through

  the years, and their results. Poverty is discussed not only in terms of

  wage earnings, but also in relation to employment conditions, social

  challenges that pile up together with income poverty, and

  intergenerational mobility. The paper finds that notwithstanding

  improvements in early decades, after fifty years, the problems of a

  social divide and poverty have come full circle. Social policy in

  Singapore retains its fundamentally productivist philosophical

  orientation, but the recent deterioration in poverty, inequality and

  mobility trends is leading to adoption of more welfare-oriented and

  universalist policy solutions. Social inclusion is now a national

  priority, and policy redirection for the future needs to take place in

  wide-ranging policy domains, including the labor market and economic

  growth.'
affiliation: 'Ng, IYH (Corresponding Author), Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Social Work,
  Fac Arts \& Social Sci, Singapore 117548, Singapore.

  Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Social Work, Fac Arts \& Social Sci, Singapore 117548,
  Singapore.'
article-number: '1550038'
author: Ng, Irene Y. H.
author-email: swknyhi@nus.edu.sg
author_list:
- family: Ng
  given: Irene Y. H.
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1142/S0217590815500381
eissn: 1793-6837
files: []
issn: 0217-5908
journal: SINGAPORE ECONOMIC REVIEW
keywords: Poverty; inequality; social welfare; Singapore
keywords-plus: INEQUALITY; RECIPIENTS
language: English
month: AUG
number: 3, SI
number-of-cited-references: '49'
papis_id: 7b4c898204eee99a125ab496cfb2f536
ref: Ng2015beingpoor
times-cited: '19'
title: 'BEING POOR IN A RICH ``NANNY STATE″: DEVELOPMENTS IN SINGAPORE SOCIAL WELFARE'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000359324100012
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usage-count-since-2013: '32'
volume: '60'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2015'