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Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Issues Facing Singapore in the Eighties
Author: Conflict And Violence In Singapore And Malaysia, 1945-1983
Author: Richard ClutterbuckPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 042971789X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
Is there a risk that Malaysia's racial mixture and its weighted political and economic structures could again explode into the kind of violence which, in 1969, was only just prevented from setting the whole country on fire? And has Singapore's success been bought at a price in civil liberties too high for its health in the future? Four years of th
Highlights of Singapore's Economic Development Plan for the Eighties
Author: Singapore's Foreign Policy
Author: Michael LeiferPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134569491
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
In the years following its traumatic separation from Malaysia, Singapore has risen to become one of the leading economic powers in Southeast Asia. This economic strength has carried it through the recent East Asian economic crisis, as well as providing the resources for an excellent defence capability. Singapore's diplomatic achievements include relationships with countries across Asia and Europe, and ensure its interantional status, Yet, despite this success, Singapore's foreign policy has continued to be influenced by a deep seated sence of its own vulnerability. Politicians from the first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, onwards have focused on Singapore's limited physical size, potential domestic and international frailty due to racial tension and confirmed geographical location. These factors have combined to create a powerful nation-state which has never allowed itself to take its sovereign status for granted. Singapore's Foreign Policy is the first full-length English-language study of this subject and is an essential resource for all those interested in Singapore's international role.
Public Policies in Singapore
Author: Linda LowPublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Soviet Union in Singapore's Foreign Policy
Author: Bilveer SinghPublisher:
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Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Educational Challenges of the 80's
Author: Yee Hean GweePublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages :
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Religion, Law, and Freedom
Author: Yahya KamalipourPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313002509
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Religion, Law, and Freedom: A Global Perspective introduces readers to diverse perspectives on the interplay of religion, law, and communications freedom in different cultures around the world. Through discussion and analysis of the religious mores and cultural values that a nation adheres to, a greater understanding of that nation, its laws, and its freedoms can be cultivated. Rather than suggesting that harmony can be achieved without conflict, the essays in this volume seek to present the reader with a variety of perspectives from which to view and understand the relationships among religion, law, and freedom in various cultures. This multifaceted analysis, therefore, helps readers draw their own conclusions as to the best way to resolve cultural conflict brought about by the growing global community. The book consists of fifteen chapters, authored or coauthored by 17 international scholars representing China, Germany, Israel, Iran, Japan, Latvia, Nigeria, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The chapters are organized into four parts: Perspectives on Eastern and Western Religions; Press Freedom in Religious and Secular Societies; Journalism, Advertising, and Ethical Issues; and Religion, Politics, Media, and Human Rights. This important contribution will especially appeal to researchers and students in such fields as mass communications, legal studies, cultural studies, political science, religion, intercultural communications, international communications, and journalism.
Family in Singapore
Author: Stella R. QuahPublisher:
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Category : Child rearing
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Language, Capital, Culture
Author: Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9087901240
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
Singapore has been taken by many researchers as a fascinating living language policy and planning laboratory. Language and education policy in Singapore has been pivotal not only to the establishment and growth of schooling, but to the very project of nation building. Since their inception, ‘mother tongue’ policies have been established with two explicit goals. Firstly there is the development and training of human and intellectual capital for the expansion and networking of a Singaporean service and information economy. Secondly there is the maintenance of cultural heritage and values as a means for social cohesion and, indeed, the maintenance of community and regional social capital. These tasks have been fraught with tension and contradiction, both in relation to the conditions of rapid cultural, economic and political change in Asia and globally, but as well because of the tensions between the so called ‘world language English’ and Singapore’s three other official languages, Tamil, Malay and Mandarin. This has been complicated, of course, by the challenges of vibrant regional dialects and the emergence of Singlish as a powerful medium of community life.
