Policy Responses in an Unstable Globalized Economy: Multi-Stressed Low-Earning Families in Singapore
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
7-2013
Abstract
The Singapore government responded swiftly to the 2008 global recession, doling out a range of policies in aid of all levels of wage earners. This paper explores the impacts of economic trends and government policies on low-wage earners. Using a theoretical model and empirical data from a pilot study of recipients of a government Work Support Program, it demonstrates the effects of socioeconomic factors on multi-stressed low-earning families. It discusses the adequacy of current policies in addressing the multiple stressors experienced by low-wage earners.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Economic Policy | Macroeconomics | Public Economics
Research Areas
Macroeconomics
Publication
Economic Stress, Human Capital, and Families in Asia: Research and Policy Challenges
Editor
Yap Mui Teng & Yeung Wei-Jun Jean
First Page
241
Last Page
258
ISBN
9789400773868
Identifier
10.1007/978-94-007-7386-8_14
Publisher
Springer Verlag
City or Country
Dordrecht
Citation
NG, Irene Y. H. and HO, Kong Weng.
Policy Responses in an Unstable Globalized Economy: Multi-Stressed Low-Earning Families in Singapore. (2013). Economic Stress, Human Capital, and Families in Asia: Research and Policy Challenges. 241-258.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1660
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7386-8_14
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