A Good State is an Inclusive and Caring State
By Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
September 2022 EDITORIAL
DEAR CITIZEN, who cares for you?Or more succinctly, who should care for you?When we talk about the Care Industry (as we are doing in this month’s magazine), we consider the “clients” in each case, be it in healthcare, childcare, eldercare and so on. But looking only at the Care Industry in separation from society at large provides us with too narrow a focus on human relations, and too constricted an understanding of what a caring society can be today.It seems...
Our e-archive is not accessible to new users at the moment. If you're an existing subscriber, please log in to access our e-archives.
Dato' Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
is the Executive Director of Penang Institute. His recent books include The Eurasian Core and its Edges: Dialogues with Wang Gungwu on the History of the World (ISEAS 2016). Homepage: wikibeng.com
