Poverty in paradise city: when the jester has a broken heart
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Article Title | Poverty in paradise city: when the jester has a broken heart |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | James, Kieran (Author), Walsh, Rex (Author) and Grant, Bligh (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Peace, Gender and Development Studies |
Journal Citation | 1 (4), pp. 138-154 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Sapele, Nigeria |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.interesjournals.org/JPGDS |
Abstract | Via detailed personal interviews, this paper canvasses the views of leading Singapore opposition politicians and grassroots activists about poverty and income inequality in Singapore society. The role of opposition internet activism is also explored. Semi-structured personal and group interviews, with politicians and grassroots activists; literature search; and attendance at opposition party functions. The opposition in general and Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) and National Solidarity Party (NSP) in particular have repeatedly highlighted the growing income inequality and poverty in the country. Pictures in the SDP’s promotional literature skillfully and dialectically present wealth and poverty in Singapore within the same pictorial image. Interviewees speak of the Dickensian living conditions in the one-room rental flats in Bukit Merah, just a taxi ride from Changi Airport, in |
Keywords | grassroots activism; income inequality; internet activism; National Solidarity Party; poverty; Singapore politics; Singapore opposition parties; Singapore Democratic Party |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440603. Economic geography |
350199. Accounting, auditing and accountability not elsewhere classified | |
441016. Urban sociology and community studies | |
Public Notes | Copyright © 2011 International Research Journals. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of New England | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0w27/poverty-in-paradise-city-when-the-jester-has-a-broken-heart
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