Beschreibung:
This book examines the relationship between population policies and individual reproductive decisions in low-fertility contexts. Using the case study of Singapore, it demonstrates that the effectiveness of population policy is a function of competing notions of citizenship, and the gap between seemingly neutral policy incentives and the perceive
1. Introduction: Making Future Citizens 2. Low Fertility and Pronatalist Policies 3. Economic Development, Social Investments, and Population Control 4. Class Differentiated Pronatalism 5. Privileging the Citizen-Worker 6. Constructing Children's Multi-dimensional Qualities 7. Conclusion