ID | 081859 |
Title Proper | Singapore in 2007 |
Other Title Information | high wage ministers and the management of gays and elderly |
Language | ENG |
Author | Huat, Chua Beng |
Publication | 2008. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | In 2007, the People's Action Party government raised top officials' salaries, already among the highest in the world. Cultural liberalization has finally encouraged the gay community to invoke a seldom used parliamentary process to petition Parliament to repeal the Victorian law that criminalizes homosexuality. The government began to deal with some issues for an impending aging population |
`In' analytical Note | Asian Survey Vol. 48, No.1; Jan-Feb 2008: p55-61 |
Journal Source | Asian Survey Vol. 48, No.1; Jan-Feb 2008: p55-61 |
Key Words | Ministerial Wages ; Singapore ; Gays ; Symbolic Politics ; Defence Treaty ; Aging Population |