FEATURES
Roundtable on Singapore's Demographic Challenges
Together with the Civil Service College, IPS hosted a roundtable on 3 May 2012 to discuss the implications of Singapore's "Population Conundrum".
Presentation slides and media reports from this event here [...]
Carrying the Burden of an Ageing Population
The chief driver of demand for non-resident workers in coming decades will not be economic growth but an ageing population's burgeoning social needs. Janadas Devan outlines the challenges that remain as Singapore addresses this likely future. [...]
VIEWS
Tackling the Population Conundrum
With an ultra-low TFR of 1.24 and a rapidly ageing population, Singapore may face serious challenges such as inter-generational divisions as smaller numbers of working age adults face the burden of caring for their elders, write Christopher Gee and Yap Mui Teng for The Straits Times [...]
Yale-NUS a Timely, Visionary Initiative
Tommy Koh puts forth four reasons why a recent resolution adopted by Yale faculty is disappointing [...]
