Charitable organizations in Singapore: From clan based to state facilitated endeavors

• Main Author: TANG, Hang Wu
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: third sector; charity law; charity regulations; Singapore; government/nonprofit relations; Asian Studies; Law and Society; Nonprofit Administration and Management; Organizations Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3632; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5590/viewcontent/10.1515_npf_2021_0032_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore, with a five million population, has a vibrant charitable sector with over 2000 registered charities attracting approximately USD$2.18 billion in annual donations. How did Singapore’s charitable sector achieve its current level when it has been, in the past, segregated along mainly religio...