Future of Singapore - Population, Society and the Nature of the State

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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).

Product details

• Authors: Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir, Kamaludeen Mohamed Turner Nasir, Nasir Kamaludeen Mohamed, Bryan S. Turner
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.05.2014
• EAN: 9780415715942
• ISBN: 978-0-415-71594-2
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Emigration & Immigration, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, Singapore, Migration, immigration & emigration, Migration, immigration and emigration, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Relating to migrant groups / diaspora communities or peoples, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General