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The Population of Singapore

Swee-Hock Saw
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The second edition of this book presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of population trends and patterns in Singapore since its foundation in 1819 to the present day.
Abstract: 
The second edition of this book presents the most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of population trends and patterns in Singapore since its foundation in 1819 to the present day. Separate chapters are devoted to population growth and distribution, changing population structure, mortality trends and differentials, marriage trends and patterns, divorce trends and patterns, family planning, abortion and sterilization, incentive and disincentive measures, fertility trends and differentials, immigration policies and programmes, migration, labour force and future population trends. The strength of the book lies in the author's deep familiarity with the subject acquired through some personal involvement in the compilation of demographic statistics as well as the formulation of population policies for the country.

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Delayed Marriage and Very Low Fertility in Pacific Asia

Gavin W. Jones
- 01 Sep 2007 - 
TL;DR: It is argued that involuntary nonmarriage is likely to be more common in Pacific Asia than in Western countries, and that resultant involuntary childlessness plays a substantial role in the low fertility rates currently observed.
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Genetic Structure of the Han Chinese Population Revealed by Genome-wide SNP Variation

Jieming Chen, +16 more
- 11 Dec 2009 - 
TL;DR: Using over 350,000 genome-wide autosomal SNPs in over 6000 Han Chinese samples from ten provinces of China, this study revealed a one-dimensional "north-south" population structure and a close correlation between geography and the genetic structure of the Han Chinese.
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Divorce trends in Asia

Premchand Dommaraju, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2011 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present and discuss recent trends in divorce for countries in Asia, highlighting both wide variations in divorce patterns and recent changes in divorce trends in countries in the region.
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Multiculturalism in Malaysia and Singapore: Contesting models

Noraini M. Noor, +1 more
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the development of the multicultural models that have evolved in Malaysia and Singapore and discuss the challenges in the coming years as they each adapt to the seismic shifts in the geo-economic landscapes.
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- 21 Feb 2012 - 
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