Population Policy in a Prosperous City-State
Dilemmas for Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4120733 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin W Jones (0000-0001-7114-5053, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 311-336 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2012.00494.x |
| OpenAlex | W2136593150 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 28 |
Singapore has achieved one of the highest levels of per capita income in the world, through sound economic planning and a stress on building its human capital. Yet its enviable living conditions are at risk of being enjoyed by fewer citizens, and indeed themselves placed in jeopardy, by the continued very low fertility levels. Ultra-low fertility and growing reluctance by citizens to accept an increasing share of foreign-born pose difficult dilemmas for population policy, given the planning scenario of reaching a resident population of 6.5 million. A range of pro-marriage and pronatalist policies has failed to raise fertility substantially, while past success in modifying population trends and structure through migration has now encountered the twin problems of political constraints on the volume of immigration that is acceptable and a possible increase in emigration of Singapore citizens
Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Family planning · Fertility · Immigration · Per capita · Per capita income · Political science · Population · Population growth · Sociology · State (computer science · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Migration and Labor Dynamics
Fertility Transition
Government Transfers to Parents and Population Policy in a Global Perspective
(Un)tethered masculinities, (mis)placed modernities
Grandparenting and Intergenerational Solidarity in Singapore
Southeast Asia's Demographic Situation, Regional Variations, and National Challenges
Decomposing the crude divorce rate in five countries
Gavin W. Jones—A life devoted to population and development
Ideal and actual intervals to first birth in Singapore
Perceptions towards pronatalist policies in Singapore
Chinese Migration to Singapore
W(h)ither State Interest in Intimacy? Singapore through a Comparative Lens
Impacts of the Covid-19 Lockdown on Gender Inequalities in Time Spent on Paid and Unpaid Work in Singapore
"Skills for "Marriage of a Lifetime
Goldilocks' Purgatory
Weathering the Storm
Marriage in Asia
Asian Families at the Crossroads
Single and the City
Demodystopias
Changes in Working Women's Self-Reported Subjective Wellbeing and Quality of Interpersonal Relationships During Covid-19
Identifying the most Influential Groups in Determining Singapore's Fertility
The Population of Singapore
Well-Being for Public Policy
Development, Freedom, and Rising Happiness
Advances in development reverse fertility declines
Will raising the incomes of all increase the happiness of all?
Neoliberal Morality in Singapore
Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia
Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore
Factors Influencing Changes in Mean Age at First Marriage and Proportions Never Marrying in the Low-Fertility Countries of East and Southeast Asia
Will Singapore's Fertility Rise in the Near Future
Has Korea's Fertility Reached the Bottom
Labour Force Growth in Singapore
Feeding the Illusion of Growth and Happiness
Educational attainment and the transition to first marriage among Japanese women
Bifurcated Labour
Late Marriage and Less Marriage in Japan
Delayed Marriage and Very Low Fertility in Pacific Asia
International marriage in East and Southeast Asia
Spaces at the Margins
The Unfolding Story of the Second Demographic Transition
Fertility Transitions Among Malay Populations of Southeast Asia
East Asian Childbearing Patterns and Policy Developments
Understanding High Levels of Singlehood in Singapore
Bridal Pregnancy and Spouse Pairing Patterns in Japan
Governing the middle-class family in urban China
Shaping the Singapore family, producing the state and society
| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 1,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |