With Singapore having the fifth fastest aging population in the world, the implications associated with such as a … phenomenon have finally placed the elderly on the Singapore Government's national agenda in 1999. As the elderly constitute an … increasing proportion of Singapore's population, it is pertinent to address their needs and concerns, which have direct impacts …

Purpose – Singapore does not have a welfare State. Instead it has full employment, rapid growth, affordable education … and equality of opportunity. It also has the Housing Development Board and the Central Provident Fund. Public housing and … strategy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper collects evidence on housing and superannuation to establish the precise link …

Purpose – Singapore does not have a welfare State. Instead it has full employment, rapid growth, affordable education … and equality of opportunity. It also has the Housing Development Board and the Central Provident Fund. Public housing and … strategy. Design/methodology/approach – The paper collects evidence on housing and superannuation to establish the precise link …

inequality is disappearing in residential credit markets. These results suggest that for African Americans and Latinos, racial …

dimensions (housing, basic utilities, assets, education, employment and access to credit) largely recognized as MDG targets …. Findings – Main findings indicate that overall individuals are the most deprived in education in Burkina Faso, while the … reverse situation is true in Togo. Gender inequality is observed in all dimensions since women always seem to be more deprived …

US public education is a powerful promoter of the growth of earnings inequality and racial discrimination. Examines the …US public education is dominated by a win‐lose competitive model. While this model has been relatively successful in …

extent of concern about poverty, unemployment and lack of basic facilities such as water, housing and electricity among the …