IF you don’t have enough local talent, buy it from abroad whether in sports or research science, beginning with schools and universities. This attitude is reflected in Singapore’s oft-expressed fears that declining birthrates will threaten its long-term survival.
In addition, Singapore aspires to be an international city to attract the top brains and the wealthy.
Its solution to prevent a falling population has been dramatic.
Virtually an entire populace has been imported in the past 20 years, raising the dense population by two-thirds, from three million to five million. Full story
