Title
Income protection and the elderly : an examination of social security policy in Singapore
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology
Publication Date
12-1-1998
Volume
13
Issue
4
First Page
291
Last Page
307
Keywords
Aging, CPF, Malays, Poverty, Singapore, Women
Abstract
This article examines the impact of the aging population on social security policy in Singapore. The adequacies of public policy responses, specifically the Public Assistance Program and the Central Provident Fund (CPF), are explored. The Singapore government's strategy of minimal approach to social security is challenged. Poverty among the elderly is on the rise. Members from the working poor, a group that disproportionately consists of women and Malays, have inadequate retirement income protection and are most likely to slip into poverty as they age.
DOI
10.1023/A:1006541410391
Print ISSN
01693816
Publisher Statement
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Additional Information
An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 32nd annual meeting of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 8– 11 June 1997.
Full-text Version
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Language
English
