Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact

Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact

Income inequality in Singapore has risen significantly in the last decade. Whether measured by the Gini coefficient, or by the ratio of incomes between the top and bottom deciles, the evidence points to an incontrovertible fact: Singapore has become more unequal in the last ten years or so. In addit...

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Main Author: TAN, Kim Song
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Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2013
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Asian Studies
Economic Policy
Economics
Income Distribution
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spelling sg-smu-ink.soe_research-24572018-07-25T09:28:01Z Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact TAN, Kim Song Income inequality in Singapore has risen significantly in the last decade. Whether measured by the Gini coefficient, or by the ratio of incomes between the top and bottom deciles, the evidence points to an incontrovertible fact: Singapore has become more unequal in the last ten years or so. In addition there are certain characteristics of inequality patterns in Singapore that make it especially worrying. First, the increase in income inequality has been accompanied by wage stagnation, and even real wage declines, for certain segments of the workforce. 2013-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1458 https://search.library.smu.edu.sg/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=SMU_ALMA5176800590002601&context=L&vid=SMU_NUI&search_scope=Everything&tab=jsearch_slot&lang=en_US Research Collection School Of Economics eng Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Asian Studies Economic Policy Economics Income Distribution
institution Singapore Management University
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Singapore
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topic Asian Studies
Economic Policy
Economics
Income Distribution
spellingShingle Asian Studies
Economic Policy
Economics
Income Distribution
TAN, Kim Song
Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
description Income inequality in Singapore has risen significantly in the last decade. Whether measured by the Gini coefficient, or by the ratio of incomes between the top and bottom deciles, the evidence points to an incontrovertible fact: Singapore has become more unequal in the last ten years or so. In addition there are certain characteristics of inequality patterns in Singapore that make it especially worrying. First, the increase in income inequality has been accompanied by wage stagnation, and even real wage declines, for certain segments of the workforce.
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author TAN, Kim Song
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title Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
title_short Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
title_full Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
title_fullStr Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
title_full_unstemmed Background paper: Inequality and the need for a new social compact
title_sort background paper: inequality and the need for a new social compact
publisher Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University
publishDate 2013
url https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/1458
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