Social Capital In Singapore Av Vincent (national University Of Singapore) Chua, Gillian Koh, Ern Ser (national University Of Singapore) Tan, Ew Shih

<P>How can social cohesion be achieved in a meritocratic and multicultural global city-state? </P><P>Meritocracy poses a paradox: On one hand, it integrates individuals through frameworks of equal treatment, equal justice and opportunity regardless of race, language or religion. On the other hand, individuals are then segregating through academic sorting, they are rewarded based on credentials and performance which also results in elite identification and bonding. After a generation, without mitigation action, social stratification can result. Distinctive circles differentiating social elites from non-elites, the professional classes from non-professional classes emerge. </P><P>The remedy the authors propose is network diversity which is the organic forming of ties across class and other social boundaries built on deliberate policies, programmes and platforms designed to facilitate that. This social mixing, forged in social infrastructure such as schools, workplaces, and voluntary asso

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