title: The poor in Singapore: issues and options.
abstract: This article examines the changing patterns of poverty in Singapore. As Singapore's population ages, the poor increasingly includes the elderly. It appears that ascribed factors, such as gender and race, have significant influence on financial security at old age. As the population ages, the adequacy of existing anti-poverty policy is challenged.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Politics & Sociology, Lingnam University, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D006078:Government Programs / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011634:Public Health / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011640:Public Policy; D012846:Singapore / Q000208:ethnology; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence