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Aidan Wong
Aidan Wong serves as an Assistant Professor of Urban Studies (Education) and Deputy Director at Singapore Management University's Office of Core Curriculum and Wee Kim Wee Centre. His research focuses on Singapore Studies, Global Production Networks, and Informal Economies. He teaches Urban Cultures, SG: Imagining Next 50 Years, Food Cultures, and Refocusing Wealth and Poverty.
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You know, in Singapore's case, the karang guni has become rarer. They're not as ubiquitous as they used to be. You don't hear them tooting their horns on Saturdays and Sundays like we used to all that often anymore. What have we done to support these informal economy workers, like karang guni, in their transition towards other forms of peer employment?