Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in via @qz

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QZ.com 19 Mar '13, 8pm

Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in via @qz

Joseph E. Stiglitz may be a brilliant economist, but familiar with Singapore he is not. This fact could not be more glaring than in his piece in the New York Times urging the United States to emulate the tiny city-state. His description paints Singapore as practically utopian: the rich willingly contribute to help the poor, everyone puts money aside to pay for healthcare and retirement, and the government makes sure that workers are not disadvantaged by cunning employers. The policies and measures praised sound good in theory, but don’t actually work that way in reality. As a matter of fact, the issues singled out by Stiglitz—wages, the Central Provident Fund (CPF), housing and labour relations—are the very things keeping Singaporeans up at night. Singapore is far from being an equal society. When considered in the global context, Singapore cannot be considered a society w...

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@bellaella7 » 31 Mar '13, 3pm
I think her views reflect more accurately the disillusionment and unhappiness that pervades Singapore and... [link]
@lektsh » 29 Mar '13, 2pm
RT @dorjiwangchuk: +a Singaporean @kixes on Stiglitz on Singapore: Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] @GeorgeMathew
@DorjiWangchuk » 29 Mar '13, 2pm
+a Singaporean @kixes on Stiglitz on Singapore: Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] @GeorgeMathew
@YohanesSulaiman » 27 Mar '13, 2am
Hmm.... "@saraschonhardt: A nice response to Stiglitz’s utopian vision of Singapore: [link] via @qz"
@saraschonhardt » 27 Mar '13, 1am
A nice response to Stiglitz’s utopian vision of Singapore: [link] via @qz
@adelinekoh » 25 Mar '13, 3am
RT @roopikarisam: Stiglitz's Singapore [link] @adelinekoh
@roopikarisam » 25 Mar '13, 2am
Stiglitz's Singapore [link] @adelinekoh
@rdunks1 » 23 Mar '13, 3pm
RT @Shalala85: Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @qz
@AnitaKapoor » 21 Mar '13, 5pm
RT @tocsg: Kirsten Han writes in response to news article in posted in New York Times,... [link]
@tocsg » 21 Mar '13, 4pm
Kristen Han writes in response to news article in posted in New York Times,... [link]
@BeanJD » 20 Mar '13, 4pm
RT @GregPoling: Boom. Kirsten Han drops the hammer on Joseph Stiglitz and inequality in #Singapore all at the same time [link]
@GregPoling » 20 Mar '13, 4pm
Boom. Kirsten Han drops the hammer on Joseph Stiglitz and inequality in #Singapore all at the same time [link]
@eugeneyap » 20 Mar '13, 4pm
Point [link] Counterpoint [link] The broad ideas behind SG policies are good. It’s the implementation.
@CSEASUCB » 20 Mar '13, 3pm
Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in - a Singaporean rebuts a recent NYT op-ed, [link] via @qz
@Adamalthus » 20 Mar '13, 11am
Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @prismatic < My reaction to most Stiglitz commentary is WTF
@Aeranath » 20 Mar '13, 9am
I don't believe in a perfect government, sorry. Altho tbh, US also got it's own major share of problems. [link]
@TheRealMrRoo » 20 Mar '13, 7am
"Joe Stiglitz may be a brilliant economist, but familiar with Singapore he is not." @kixes replies to @joestiglitz: [link]
@lasindias » 20 Mar '13, 7am
David compartió ➟ ¿Es Singapur un modelo a imitar? [link]
@RaymondTayBL » 20 Mar '13, 5am
Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @prismatic
@karlieeuh » 20 Mar '13, 4am
Many people take what the PAP says to the outside world for the truth (at best only go from airport to casino) [link]
@automathic » 20 Mar '13, 4am
RT @robobr7: What a brilliant deconstruction of Stiglitz’s @nytimes #Singapore/ inequality blog by journo student @kixes [link] vi @qz
@raviphilemon » 20 Mar '13, 4am
Kirsten Han takes on Joseph Stiglitz. [link]
@Mika4545 » 20 Mar '13, 4am
Stiglitz's Singapore is not the one I grew up in.. [link]
@TheGreenBush » 20 Mar '13, 3am
"Perhaps the real Singapore, too, could learn a few lessons from Stiglitz’s Singapore" [link] @nytimes
@theyishus » 20 Mar '13, 2am
RT @notabilia: RT @bubblevicious Good response: RT @kixes: If only @joestiglitz’s #Singapore were the real Singapore I grew up in… [link] …
@tauism101 » 20 Mar '13, 2am
Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @qz @kixes me too #applyingforPRisit ?
@JuriaTRM » 20 Mar '13, 2am
RT @bubblevicious: Good response: RT @kixes: If only @joestiglitz’s #Singapore were the real Singapore I grew up in… [link]
@bubblevicious » 20 Mar '13, 2am
Good response: RT @kixes: If only @joestiglitz’s #Singapore were the real Singapore I grew up in… [link]
@Urvaksh » 20 Mar '13, 2am
Joseph Stiglitz?s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] cc @rtulshyan
@robwriting » 20 Mar '13, 1am
What a brilliant deconstruction of Stiglitz’s @nytimes #Singapore/ inequality blog by journo student @kixes [link] vi @qz
@skerrie » 20 Mar '13, 1am
RT @miyagi: Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @qz
@yapphenghui » 20 Mar '13, 1am
[link] 知之为知之
@syafiqsams » 20 Mar '13, 12am
RT @frhn: Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link]
@gweezilla » 20 Mar '13, 12am
Kirsten Han to the rescue! [link]
@TrailingDiana » 20 Mar '13, 12am
Great rebuttal to NYT article! Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @qz
@Shehabchow » 20 Mar '13, 12am
Great rebuttal on Stieglitz Singapore narrative. The other tale of Singapore. [link]
@qz » 20 Mar '13, 12am
Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in: [link] by @kixes
@rebecca_ye » 20 Mar '13, 12am
This, is a much more informed account: Joseph Stiglitz’s Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in [link] via @qz
@kixes » 19 Mar '13, 10pm
Predictably, @STcom has republished Stiglitz’s piece on #Singapore. Here’s the flip side that I wrote for @qz: [link]
@alv1nW » 19 Mar '13, 10pm
RT @kixes: If only @joestiglitz’s #Singapore were the real Singapore I grew up in… [link]
@kixes » 19 Mar '13, 10pm
If only @joestiglitz’s #Singapore were the real Singapore I grew up in… [link]
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Joseph Stiglitz's Singapore is hardly the one I grew up in - Quartz: QuartzJoseph Stiglitz's Singapore is hard... [link]
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