A handbook on inequality, poverty and unmet social needs in Singapore

• Main Authors: Smith, Catherine J., Donaldson, John A., Mudaliar, Sanushka, Md Kadir, Mumtaz, Yeoh, Lam Keong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Singapore; Inequality; Poverty; Asian Studies; Social Policy; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_reports/10; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_reports/article/1009/viewcontent/A_Handbook_on_Inequality_Poverty_Unmet_Needs_in_Singapore.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The authors of the handbook conclude that efforts to address poverty, inequality and unmet social needs in Singapore would be greatly enhanced by: (a) the development of locally relevant and nuanced monetary and non-monetary measures of poverty that are made publicly available; and (b) more sharing of disaggregated data from government studies and surveys. These steps would enable academics, VWOs and the public at large become more aware of the issues related to poverty and inequality in Singapore, and be placed in a better position to weigh in on debates and solutions.