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Combating Digital Piracy In China And Its Unintended Side Effects, Singapore Management University
Combating Digital Piracy In China And Its Unintended Side Effects, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Research shows a reduction in online piracy in China’s digital publishing sector boosted creative production but also reduced writers’ efforts in engaging with readers
Working Inclusiveness Into Society, Singapore Management University
Working Inclusiveness Into Society, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Treating the disabled as no different from able-bodied folks and holding them to the same standards are key
Income Inequality: Challenges In Bridging The Gap, Singapore Management University
Income Inequality: Challenges In Bridging The Gap, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
Increase social spending. Fine-tune foreign labour policies. Create more job opportunities.
These were just a few of the suggestions made during a forum organized by the anti-poverty group, ONE (Singapore) and Singapore Management University's Wee Kim Wee Centre on how to bridge the income inequality gap in Singapore.
Halimah Yacob, the Minister of State for the Ministry of Social and Family Development, said in the forum that a concern with income inequality is its impact on social mobility, as people need to have “a sense of hope and optimism that they can aspire to a better life”. How each society …
Human Trafficking: An Ancient Trade With A Modern Face, Singapore Management University
Human Trafficking: An Ancient Trade With A Modern Face, Singapore Management University
Perspectives@SMU
If we believe that advances in science, health and human rights have led to a more civilised society than before, think again.
Singapore: Building A Future Without Cheap Oil, Singapore Management University
Singapore: Building A Future Without Cheap Oil, Singapore Management University
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Singapore’s investment and long history of involvement in the oil industry has been a major factor in the development of its economy. In the 272-page book 'Singapore, The Energy Economy: From The First Refinery To The End Of Cheap Oil, 1960 to 2010' by Ng Weng Hoong, he traced the evolution of Singapore’s economy over a 50-year period beginning from 1960, showing how energy has been a powerful but little noticed thread in the country’s rise from a struggling Third World country to an affluent city-state it is today.