Essay About Late Marriage And Singapore Government

Marriage Policy
Table of Contents1.             Introduction        31.1        Overview        31.3        Issue        41.4       Reasons for Late Marriage        51.4.1    Focus on Career        51.4.2    Inability to Find a Suitable Partner        61.4.3    High Cost of Marriage        72.              Analysis of Concern Regarding Late Marriage        82.1            Society        82.1.1     Risk of Infertility and Pregnancy Problems        82.1.2     Ageing Population        92.1.3     Material Standard of Living        102.1.4     Happiness Index        122.2         Business        142.2.1     Career Performance        142.2.z     Shrinking Workforce and Consumer Base        153.              Identification of Stakeholders        163.1         Primary Stakeholders        163.2         Secondary Stakeholders        174.              Review of Government Actions        184.1         Social Development Network (SDN)        184.2         Foreign Brides        194.3          Housing Schemes        205.              Recommendations        245.1         Improving work life        245.2         Marriage Grant for couples        255.3         Addressing Misconceptions        256.              Conclusion        257.              Appendix        268.              Reference        28 IntroductionOverviewOn January 2013, the Singapore government released the Population White Paper entitled A Sustainable Population for a Dynamic Singapore. It addressed the concern of ageing population whereby Singapores 900,000 Baby Boomers[1] would comprise a quarter of the citizen population by 2030, and that its workforce would start shrinking from 2020 onwards as shown in Figure 1.1. The Population White Paper also mapped out its preparation for Singapores population growth to 6.9 million. This resulted in an unexpected major protest involving 4,000 people at Hong Lim Park in February 2013 regarding the appallingly high figure of 6.9 million undesirable to many Singaporeans. Also, of the 6.9 million, only 55% is estimated to be Singaporean which led the Singaporeans to feel threatened. Theremore, more should be done to increase the Singaporean population without having to rely on foreigners. This report aims to tackle one of the root issues that has led to low birth rate – late marriage.