Social transformations in the global city: Singapore

In recent years, there has been increased interest in testing the thesis th at global city emergence is accompanied by increases in social polarisation . Given the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region in the global eco nomy, this paper makes a timely contribution to the social polarisation deb ate by discussing the social transformations occurring with reference to Si ngapore. It is suggested that within Singapore, rather than the development of a polarised structure, there is a trend towards a professionalised occu pation structure and a growing middle-upper income-group.