Poverty and meritocracy in Singapore

• Main Authors: Ang, Jonathan Choong Yew, Chua, Joyce Hui Ping, Zhang, Alethea Shimin
• Other Authors: Teo You Yenn
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social stratification
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73681
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Singapore is recognised to be one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Despite priding itself to be an inclusive country in terms of wealth distribution, there is increasing class inequality. Particularly, there have been cases of individuals struggling to make ends meet. This study aims to und...