ILLUSTRATOR: Teo Huey Yun has just completed her ‘A Level’ curriculum and is currently waiting for h

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At this level, perspectives such as "profit-making", "economy", "companies" could be explored. These institutions and worldviews could be explored. For the question of fertility rate, "economic growth" is one worldview, "family", "family obligations", "family ties" are institutions and perspectives that could be explored in this setting.
At this level "siege mentality", "vulnerable little red dot", could be the basis behind the reasons why the structure of the economy operates in such a format. The point could be emphasized that, if there are changes in the myths or in the institutions, then the changes would be more permanent and substantive, rather than implementing superficial changes that might not resolve the issue as well.
CONTRIBUTOR:  Eddie Choo is currently a final-year student at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Sociology and the University Scholars Programme. He has been conducting cheapest car rentals small workshops since September 2011 on introducing futures thinking at NUS and at the National Youth Council, Singapore. For more details on his workshops, please contact him at joelfirenze [at] gmail.com. (2011)
ILLUSTRATOR: Teo Huey Yun has just completed her 'A Level' curriculum and is currently waiting for her results. She enjoys working with her hands and engaging in traditional and digital art forms such as acrylic, watercolour painting and designing photomanipulations illustrations. If you are interested to view more of her artworks, you can visit her personal online portfolio . (2012)
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