In: Social sciences in Asia volume 17
In: Brill eBook titles 2008
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.
In: Social sciences in Asia v. 17
In: Brill eBook titles 2008
The contributors to this edited volume, covering a range of social issues ranging from family and aging to sexuality and culture and the arts, critically examine the relevance of social policy as it is understood in the West; and addresses the question of whether Singapore's response is unique
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