Population problems, family policies, and the naturalization of differentiated deservedness
In February 2013, the PAP government released a Population White Paper, in which it projected an increase in Singapore’s population from 5.3 million in 2013 to 6.9 million by 2030 (National Population and Talent Division, 2013). The reactions were immediate and negative. Singaporeans, in blogs an...
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| author | Teo, Youyenn |
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| description | In February 2013, the PAP government released a Population White Paper, in
which it projected an increase in Singapore’s population from 5.3 million in
2013 to 6.9 million by 2030 (National Population and Talent Division, 2013).
The reactions were immediate and negative. Singaporeans, in blogs and various
online media, expressed anger and indignation – criticizing the government for
ignoring the negative effects of immigration; for favouring certain migrants
over ‘true blue Singaporeans’; and for generally ignoring people’s unhappiness
about the pressures that have arisen in recent years over high costs of living,
crowded and inadequate infrastructure, and certain angst over the erosion of
Singaporean identity. Within the Parliament itself, there were rare displays
of dissent. Many began to argue that the government should focus energies on
trying to address the low fertility problem that has ostensibly led to the need
for high rates of immigration. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1476512023-03-11T20:21:47Z Population problems, family policies, and the naturalization of differentiated deservedness Teo, Youyenn Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir Turner, Bryan S. School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Sociology Singapore Population Problems In February 2013, the PAP government released a Population White Paper, in which it projected an increase in Singapore’s population from 5.3 million in 2013 to 6.9 million by 2030 (National Population and Talent Division, 2013). The reactions were immediate and negative. Singaporeans, in blogs and various online media, expressed anger and indignation – criticizing the government for ignoring the negative effects of immigration; for favouring certain migrants over ‘true blue Singaporeans’; and for generally ignoring people’s unhappiness about the pressures that have arisen in recent years over high costs of living, crowded and inadequate infrastructure, and certain angst over the erosion of Singaporean identity. Within the Parliament itself, there were rare displays of dissent. Many began to argue that the government should focus energies on trying to address the low fertility problem that has ostensibly led to the need for high rates of immigration. Accepted version 2021-04-08T07:33:55Z 2021-04-08T07:33:55Z 2014 Book Chapter Teo, Y. (2014). Population problems, family policies, and the naturalization of differentiated deservedness. Kamaludeen Mohamed Nasir & Turner, B. S. (Eds.), The Future of Singapore: Population, Society and the Nature of the State (pp. 64-82). Routledge. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147651 978-0-41-571594-2 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/147651 64 82 en The Future of Singapore: Population, Society and the Nature of the State This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge in The Future of Singapore: Population, Society and the Nature of the State on May 6, 2014, available online: http://www.routledge.com/9780415715942. application/pdf Routledge |
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| title_short | Population problems, family policies, and the naturalization of differentiated deservedness |
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