Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore
Published on 11. June 2018
320 pages
978-981-230-548-0 (ISBN)
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English
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Singapore
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Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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978-981-230-548-0 (9789812305480)
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Population Policies and Programmes in Singapore
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Preface
- PART ONE: ANTINATALIST PERIOD
- 1 BACKGROUND
- 2 A PRIVATE PROGRAMME
- Formation of the FPA
- Objects
- Organization
- Clinics, Acceptors, and Attendances
- Characteristics of New Acceptors
- Targets and Achievements
- The Re-establishment of the FPA
- 3 THE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME
- Formation of the SFPPB
- Objectives
- Organization
- Clinical Services
- Characteristics of New Acceptors
- Targets and Achievements
- 4 INDUCED ABORTION
- Move towards Legal Abortion
- The Abortion Debate
- Legal Abortion
- Abortion on Demand
- Characteristics of Abortees
- Incidence of Abortion
- 5 VOLUNTARY STERILIZATION
- Move towards Legal Sterilization
- Legal Sterilization
- Further Liberalization of the Sterilization Laws
- Sterilization on Demand
- Characteristics of Sterilized Persons
- Incidence of Sterilization
- 6 INCENTIVES AND DISINCENTIVES
- Overview
- Maternity Leave
- Accouchement Fee
- Personal Income Tax
- Public Housing
- Primary School Registration
- Work Permit
- 7 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICE
- Family Planning
- Abortion
- Sterilization
- Government Population Policies
- 8 RAPID FERTILITY DECLINE
- Long-term General Trends
- Effect of the Changing Age Composition
- Changes by Age
- Changes among Married Women
- Changes by Parity
- Changes by Race
- Causes of Fertility Changes
- Future Trends
- PART TWO: PRONATALIST PERIOD
- 9 UPLIFTING FERTILITY OF BETTER-EDUCATED WOMEN
- Introduction
- Graduate Marriage Matchmaking
- Enhanced Child Relief
- Primary School Registration
- Sterilization Cash Incentives
- Hospital Accouchement Fees
- Conclusion
- 10 RELAXING OLD ANTINATALIST POLICIES
- Need for Change
- Abortion
- Sterilization
- Public Housing
- Use of Medisave
- Third Child Maternity Leave
- Primary School Registration
- Personal Income Tax
- 11 INTRODUCING LIMITED PRONATALIST POLICIES
- Baby Bonus
- Public Sector Leave
- Public Sector Flexible Work
- Childcare Subsidy
- Public Housing
- Special Tax Rebates
- Conclusion
- 12 STRENGTHENING OLD PRONATALIST INCENTIVES
- Need for Further Change
- Use of Medisave
- Extra Paid Maternity Leave
- CPF Top-Up Grant for HDB Apartments
- Extending Baby Bonus to First and Fourth Child
- Increased Infant Care Subsidy
- Parenthood Tax Relief
- Working Mother's Child Relief
- 13 INTRODUCING NEW PRONATALIST INCENTIVES
- Two-Day Childcare Leave
- Lower Maid Levy
- Grandparent Care-Giver Relief
- Five-Day Working Week
- Equal Medical Benefits
- Work-Life Works! Fund
- Overview of 2004 Measures
- 14 PROLONGED BELOW-REPLACEMENT FERTILITY
- Introduction
- Fertility Trends Below Replacement Level
- Fertility Trends of Three Main Races
- Birth Shortfall Below Replacement Level
- Future Fertility Trends
- 15 FUTURE POPULATION TRENDS
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Stationary Population
- Future Population Growth
- Future Age Structure
- Implications of Future Trends
- Appendix A Talent For The Future
- Appendix B When Couples Have Fewer Than Two
- Appendix C Who Is Having Too Few Babies?
- Appendix D The Second Long March
- Appendix E Babies
- Bibliography
- Index
