Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Bryan S Turner

The Future of Singapore

Population, Society and the Nature of the State

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Singapore's successful economy and decling birth-rate has led to migrants being drawn in, forming an increasing proportion of the overall population. This book examines this crucial development, assessing its impact on Singapore society, politics and the state. It shows that, although Singapore is a multi-ethnic society, migration and the changing ethnic mix are causing increasing strains. The book discusses the growing opposition to migration, and explores how the factors underpinning Singapore's recent successes risk being undermined by the effects of population changes. The book also compares the position in Singapore with other East Asian countries experiencing population changes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Mai 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780415715942
• ISBN-10: 0415715946
• Artikelnr.: 38495343

Autorenporträt

Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir is Assistant Professor of Sociology in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Bryan S. Turner is Presidential Professor of Sociology in the Graduate Center, City University of New York and Professor of the Sociology of Religion at the Australian Catholic University (Melbourne).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Singapore's Population Dilemma 2. Singaporean Demography from Past to
Present: Fertility and Migration Trends 3. Singapore's Soft
Authoritarianism and Population Control 4. Conscription, the Singaporean
Core and the Question of Loyalty 5. Population Problems, Family Policies,
and the Naturalization of Differentiated Deservedness (Youyenn Teo) 6.
Reproductive Citizenship, Governmentality and the Theory of Entitlement 7.
Foreign Talent and Popular Opposition to Migration 8. Singapore's Future