Migration And Integration In Singapore (Routledge Research On Public And Social Policy In Asia)

Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, this book examines the social, economic, and political issues that have arisen with the influx of foreigners in Singapore since the turn of the 21st century. From 2000 to 2010, the proportion of permanent residents in the total population of Singapore has increased from 7% to 11%, while the share of non-resident foreigners has risen from 19% to 25%. The percentage of citizens correspondingly declined from 74% to 64%. In 2008, under buoyant economic conditions, approximately 80,000 foreigners were granted permanent residency and 20,000 received Singapore citizenship. This is as much the result of the spontaneous movement of labour to economic opportunities, as it is of active policy direction and the social impact, both beneficial and disruptive, of this influx has been felt at all levels of society. This edited book focuses on empirical research documenting that impact and provides scholarly analysis of the longer-term implications of these trends, with each chapter covering a different aspect of socio-cultural, political, or economic outcome arising from intercultural contact and adaptation. It also makes policy suggestions to ensure that Singapore continues to be a harmonious nation and a cosmopolitan and vibrant global city. With this in mind it will appeal not only to students and scholars of Southeast Asian studies, it will also appeal to practitioners and policy-makers with an interest in migration in the region.

• • Author: Mui Teng Yap, Gillian Koh, Debbie Soon
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: Nov 21, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 252 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1138014222
• • ISBN-13: 9781138014220