An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy

Dr Goh Keng Swee has been credited as being the social and economic architect of Singapore. In his 25 years of government service, he served in a wide range of ministerial appointments, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence and Minister of Education. This paper di...

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Main Authors: Chew, Soon Beng, Chew, Rosalind Seow Lung
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97716
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12049
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description Dr Goh Keng Swee has been credited as being the social and economic architect of Singapore. In his 25 years of government service, he served in a wide range of ministerial appointments, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence and Minister of Education. This paper discusses a specific aspect of his contributions to Singapore's economic strategy, namely that of reducing income inequality without compromising competitiveness.
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spelling ntu-10356/977162020-03-07T12:10:40Z An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy Chew, Soon Beng Chew, Rosalind Seow Lung School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr Goh Keng Swee has been credited as being the social and economic architect of Singapore. In his 25 years of government service, he served in a wide range of ministerial appointments, including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence and Minister of Education. This paper discusses a specific aspect of his contributions to Singapore's economic strategy, namely that of reducing income inequality without compromising competitiveness. 2013-07-23T03:57:38Z 2019-12-06T19:45:48Z 2013-07-23T03:57:38Z 2019-12-06T19:45:48Z 2012 2012 Journal Article Chew, S. B., & Chew, R. S. L. (2012). An Analysis Of Income Inequality, Social Security And Competitiveness: An Essay On Dr Goh Keng Swee's Contributions To Singapore's Economic Strategy. The Singapore Economic Review, 57(1). https://hdl.handle.net/10356/97716 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12049 10.1142/S0217590812500026 en The Singapore economic review © 2012 World Scientific Publishing Company.
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An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy
title An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy
title_full An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy
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title_short An analysis of income inequality, social security and competitiveness : an essay on Dr Goh Keng Swee's contributions to Singapore's economic strategy
title_sort analysis of income inequality social security and competitiveness an essay on dr goh keng swee s contributions to singapore s economic strategy
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