Tan Meng Wah

Part I. Western Europe is More Egalitarian & the People there are Happier. WHY? Of the top ten happiest countries among 156 surveyed in a 2019 global ranking of happiness levels, Europe accounts for seven. 

Part V. Rentierism & its History Inequality today is driven no more just by globalization but more and more by rentierism which has been around since the time of antiquity.

Part II. How Globalization and Influx of Foreign Workers Drive Inequality in SG 

After the turn of the century, the plights of SG workers displaced by globalization were exacerbated by the influx of foreign workers. 

Part VI. Singapore's State Rentierism & its Impacts on Inequality  As demographic dividend dissipates while land dividend rises, economic development gravitates from income generation to wealth generation. Over time, inequality worsens.

Part III. Inequality in SG is Grossly Understated. Gini Coefficient understates relative inequality because of how it is calculated. The extent of absolute inequality which is unreported is even more alarming.

Part IV. SG Needs a Minimum Wage. Why? 

Even though the government has implemented the Progressive Wage Model and the Workfare Income Supplement, households at the bottom are caught in a low-wage trap. 

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