Singapore in a recent UNDP report was ranked 7th in average incomes, using GDP per capita (PPP US$) as an indicator. Even though Singapore has a relatively higher average income than many OECD countries, we have not achieved similar human development, ranking only 23rd in the Human Development Index. Can this paradox of economic growth be applied to the Singaporean individual? Perhaps in our pursuit of economic well-being we have dehumanized not just migrant workers, but ourselves as well. Full Story
OPINION: Migrant Workers in Singapore - Linette Lim
Desicritics.org, 9 Apr 2010
Singapore in a recent UNDP report was ranked 7th in average incomes, using GDP per capita (PPP US$) as an indicator. Even though Singapore has a relatively higher average income than many OECD countries, we have not achieved similar human development, ranking only 23rd in the Human Development Index. Can this paradox of economic growth be applied to the Singaporean individual? Perhaps in our pursuit of economic well-being we have dehumanized not just migrant workers, but ourselves as well. Full Story
Singapore in a recent UNDP report was ranked 7th in average incomes, using GDP per capita (PPP US$) as an indicator. Even though Singapore has a relatively higher average income than many OECD countries, we have not achieved similar human development, ranking only 23rd in the Human Development Index. Can this paradox of economic growth be applied to the Singaporean individual? Perhaps in our pursuit of economic well-being we have dehumanized not just migrant workers, but ourselves as well. Full Story
