SEMINAR: Asian Studies Seminar Series
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Asian Studies Seminar Series : Singapore’s Early Industrialisation and myths of openness (and borderedness) |
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This paper discusses aspects of Singapore’s early industrialisation (1970s
and 80s) and myths around notions of openness (and borderedness) with
respects to migrant labour. The paper examines the often contradictory
policies the Singapore state pursued in its efforts to rapidly industrialise
its economy which required far greater numbers of people than
Singapore could supply. Thus, the state found itself heavily reliant on a
flow of both skilled and unskilled labour to meet the demands of it
industrialisation policies whilst publically advocating for fewer foreign
workers – even as the numbers continued to increase. As a result the
1970s and 80s were decades in which the contradictions of its
industrialisation agenda intersected with all manner of state border
controls and immigration policies (work permits, levies and so on) aimed
at regulating and controlling flows of people into the city state.
Speaker(s) |
Dr Stephen Dobbs
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Location |
Seminar room G.25, Social Sciences North.
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Contact |
Nicola Fraschini
<[email protected]>
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Start |
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:00
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End |
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:00
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Submitted by |
Karen Eichorn <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 12 Mar 2019 11:59
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