People Matter: Essays by David Chan Long Island Reads (2016) If she protects her family

If she protects her family by staying silent

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People Matter: Essays by David Chan Long Island Reads (2016) If she protects her familyThis book is a collection of twenty one essays by Professor David Chan, which first appeared in The Straits Times from October 2011 to January 2015. The essays cover a wide range of topics including happiness and well being, fairness perceptions, the immigration debate, population policies, social cohesion, social mobility, trust in society, public expectations, rationality and emotions, approaches to policy making, modes of thinking, democracy,