Selective Benefits and Poor Options

Selective Benefits and Poor Options

By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim In discussions on poverty, conventional knowledge is that income redistribution will only have limited impact in alleviating poverty if the behavioural attributes that contribute to adverse socioeconomic outcomes are not tackled. In...
The Threat of Ageism

The Threat of Ageism

By Abdul Shariff Aboo Kassim Singapore is bracing itself for an ageing population. By 2030, about one in five residents would be 65 years of age or older. A point worth noting from Chart 1 is how steeply the red line is climbing. It raises questions about whether...