Measuring Poverty in Singapore: Frameworks for Consideration

• Main Authors: Donaldson, John A., Loh, Jacqueline, Mudaliar, Sanushka, Md Kadir, Mumtaz, Wu, Biqi, Yeoh, Lam Keong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Inequality and Stratification; Social Policy; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lien_research/110; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lien_research/article/1115/viewcontent/SocialSpace2013_2014_JohnDonaldson.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore does not have an official poverty line. Should there be one? And what are the frameworks that have used or could be adopted for the measurement of poverty in this country? The Lien Centre for Social Innovation and SMU School of Social Sciences report on their investigation into the complex...