Human populations, to a skilled analyst, tell a dramatic story: In what direction is a country headed? What are its strengths and weaknesses, its potential disaster areas, its most promising human resources? What do the changes observed here—from the early history of Singapore to the present time—mean to the future of the country and the region?
In South Asian studies, which have suffered from a lack of data, Singapore Population in Transition is a major contribution. It is more than the best and latest statistical study of the area. The author writes with the insight of a resident observer and throws light on race and culture contacts, cultural accommodation among the peoples, separatism, urbanization and political history.

Singapore Population in Transition (Anniversary Collection)

Politics & Social Sciences

Swee-Hock, Saw

Social Sciences

University of Pennsylvania Press Anniversary Collection

The third edition of this book presents a most comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of population trends and patterns in Singapore since its foundation in 1819 to the present day. Separate chapters are devoted to population growth and distribution, changing population structure, migration, mortality trends and differentials, marriage trends and patterns, divorce trends and patterns, fertility trends and differentials, family planning, abortion and sterilisation, fertility policies and programmes, immigration policies and programmes, labour force and future population trends. The strength of the book lies in the author's deep familiarity with the subject acquired through spme personal involvement in the compilation of demographic statistics, as well as the formulation of population policies for the country.

The Population of Singapore

Institute of Southeast Asian Studies

The Population of Singapore (Third Edition)

ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

This book, a project of Malaysia Study Programme of ISEAS, covers the whole of Malaysia since its formation in 1963, using statistics collected in the four pan-Malaysia Population Censuses held in 1970, 1980, 1991, and 2000, and data from other sources up to 2005 wherever possible.  The book is by far the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of the multiracial population of the country, with painstaking effort and skill of the author in interpreting the vast array of information at his disposal. The strength of the book lies in the authors deep familiarity with the country where he was educated up to secondary level, and even taught for some years in the University of Malaya, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, in the sixties.

The Population of Malaysia

The population of Peninsular Malaysia

This book is by far the most comprehensive study of the multi-racial population of Peninsular Malaysia in terms of the data used and topics covered in the nine chapters and four appendices. The book demonstrates clearly the painstaking effort and skill of the author in compiling and interpreting the vast amount of data from all the available population censuses, vital registration system and administrative records. The strength of the book lies in the author's deep familiarity with the country, particularly the social and economic developments which are relevant to the study.

The Population of Peninsular Malaysia

Business & Money

Singapore Univ Pr

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