Assessing singapore’s model of economic development and its effects on inequality and social mobility

Napoleoni, Tommaso (A.A. 2022/2023) Assessing singapore’s model of economic development and its effects on inequality and social mobility. Tesi di Laurea in Political economy of development, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Francesco Ferrante, pp. 56. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Institutions and development. Developmental state theory and Singapore's peculiar characteristics. The "Singapore consensus". Defeating the Washington consensus. The present state of the "Singapore consensus". Income inequality and the relationship between economic development and equality. The Kuznets curve. A more comprehensive evaluator: social mobility. The great Gatsby curve. How is Singapore performing? The PAP's false myths. The most plausible causes of income inequality and social immobility in Singapore. The link between meritogracy and mobility. Meritocracy in Singapore and its byproducts. Focus on the education system and its effects on social mobility. Concluding remarks on the relevance of education policy in our assessment.

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Bibliografia: pp. 48-52.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Political Science (L36)
Chair: Political economy of development
Thesis Supervisor: Ferrante, Francesco
Academic Year: 2022/2023
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 24 Nov 2023 13:25
Last Modified: 24 Nov 2023 13:25
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/37054

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