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Social, economic inequality debate to rage on as fewer citizens live the Singapore Dream

Stanislaus Jude Chan
Stanislaus Jude Chan • 2 min read
Social, economic inequality debate to rage on as fewer citizens live the Singapore Dream
SINGAPORE (Dec 31): Against the backdrop of the lifestyle of the ultra-rich depicted in the 2018 hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, a gaping inequality between the haves and have-nots has been at the centre of a raging conversation in Singapore this past year.
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SINGAPORE (Dec 31): Against the backdrop of the lifestyle of the ultra-rich depicted in the 2018 hit movie Crazy Rich Asians, a gaping inequality between the haves and have-nots has been at the centre of a raging conversation in Singapore this past year.

And it will likely continue to be so in 2019 and beyond.

In a nationwide survey by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) in partnership with the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), researchers found that social class boundaries tended to be more salient than gender, racial and religious boundaries in Singapore.

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