Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s
The Provision Shop holds a special place in the hearts of many Singaporeans, especially those who lived through the kampong days till the 1980s. This landmark goes beyond its role as a store that sells essentials to the locals. In fact, it was a “community hub” for the kampong dwellers to hang out,...
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| author | Kang, Kai Yu |
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| description | The Provision Shop holds a special place in the hearts of many Singaporeans, especially those who lived through the kampong days till the 1980s. This landmark goes beyond its role as a store that sells essentials to the locals. In fact, it was a “community hub” for the kampong dwellers to hang out, and it was also a well-recognised “family affair” for those in the provision shop industry.
However, this once-valued form of business is now a diminishing trade. We should recognise that its decline coincided with Singapore’s rapid urban planning and economic developments. It is interesting to note that little literature discussed the provision shop trade despite its prominence in Singapore society.
As such, this paper intends to unveil the under-researched history of the traditional Chinese provision shops in Singapore. In particular, this paper will look at how the state’s urban planning and economic-driven policies reshaped the provision shops’ “place” in Singapore’s retail landscape, in the community, and within households from the 1950s-1990s, consequently leading to the loss of the old traditions in the business and its disappearing role as the primary goods provider for the locals as well as, its rapidly waning sales. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1472432023-03-11T20:08:28Z Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s Kang, Kai Yu Miles Alexander Powell School of Humanities Miles.Powell@ntu.edu.sg Humanities::History The Provision Shop holds a special place in the hearts of many Singaporeans, especially those who lived through the kampong days till the 1980s. This landmark goes beyond its role as a store that sells essentials to the locals. In fact, it was a “community hub” for the kampong dwellers to hang out, and it was also a well-recognised “family affair” for those in the provision shop industry. However, this once-valued form of business is now a diminishing trade. We should recognise that its decline coincided with Singapore’s rapid urban planning and economic developments. It is interesting to note that little literature discussed the provision shop trade despite its prominence in Singapore society. As such, this paper intends to unveil the under-researched history of the traditional Chinese provision shops in Singapore. In particular, this paper will look at how the state’s urban planning and economic-driven policies reshaped the provision shops’ “place” in Singapore’s retail landscape, in the community, and within households from the 1950s-1990s, consequently leading to the loss of the old traditions in the business and its disappearing role as the primary goods provider for the locals as well as, its rapidly waning sales. Bachelor of Arts in History 2021-03-26T07:13:57Z 2021-03-26T07:13:57Z 2021 Final Year Project (FYP) Kang, K. Y. (2021). Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147243 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147243 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Humanities::History Kang, Kai Yu Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title | Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title_full | Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title_fullStr | Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title_full_unstemmed | Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title_short | Diminishing trades in Singapore : the impact of Singapore's urban planning and economic-driven policies on traditional Chinese provision shops, 1950s-1990s |
| title_sort | diminishing trades in singapore the impact of singapore s urban planning and economic driven policies on traditional chinese provision shops 1950s 1990s |
| topic | Humanities::History |
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