Author: Henri C. Ghesquière
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Book Description
This monograph seeks the key to good economic policy by explaining Singapore's remarkably rapid development-the world's fastest-growing economy between 1960 and 2000-and asks whether the city-state's success can be translated to other countries. Engineering prosperity is at the heart of Singapore. The book demonstrates how exceptional cohesion amongst economic outcomes, policies, institutions, values, and leadership over a long period account for the impressive results obtained. The author is careful not to present Singapore as a model to be copied uncritically in its specifics but as a case history that illustrates general principles which other countries might wish to apply to their particular circumstances.Well-researched yet highly readable, Singapore's Success: Engineering Economic Growth will appeal to Singaporeans and a wide international audience, including policy-makers and advisors, students of development economics, and anyone interested in the quest for sustained economic growth.
Author: W. G. Huff
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521629447
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the economic development of Singapore, easily the leading commercial and financial centre in Southeast Asia throughout the twentieth century. This development has been based on a strategic location at the crossroads of Asia, a free trade economy, and a dynamic entrepreneurial tradition. Initial twentieth-century economic success was linked to a group of legendary Chinese entrepreneurs, but by mid-century independent Singapore looked to multinational enterprise to deliver economic growth. Nonetheless exports of manufactures accounted for only part of Singaporean expansion, and by the 1980s Singapore was a major international financial centre and leading world exporter of commercial services. Throughout this study Dr Huff assesses the interaction of government policy and market forces, and places the transformation of the Singaporean economy in the context of both development theory and experience elsewhere in East Asia.
Author: Peter Wilson
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1781008205
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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In this book Gavin Peebles and Peter Wilson offer an historical overview of the rapid growth and development of the Singapore economy, detailing the institutions and policies which have made this growth possible. They examine the current state of the economy and its future in terms of prospective growth and structural change.
Author: Mark Hong
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
ISBN: 9789814704939
Category : Singapore
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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In the 50th anniversary year of Singapore's independence, it is timely to trace our developmental journey in order that young Singaporeans students, visiting tourists and foreigners working in Singapore may be informed about why and how Singapore succeeded, despite tremendous odds. The two volumes relate the developmental stories and secrets of Singapore, so that other developing countries can be inspired to achieve their own successes. It is a story worth telling, so that the great achievements by our Pioneer Generation will be recorded, and which may serve as an inspiration to the younger generations to guide them for the next 50 years.
Author: Mark T S Hong
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814704954
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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' In the 50th anniversary year of Singapore''s independence, it is timely to trace our developmental journey in order that young Singaporeans students, visiting tourists and foreigners working in Singapore may be informed about why and how Singapore succeeded, despite tremendous odds. The two volumes relate the developmental stories and secrets of Singapore, so that other developing countries can be inspired to achieve their own successes. It is a story worth telling, so that the great achievements by our Pioneer Generation will be recorded, and which may serve as an inspiration to the younger generations to guide them for the next 50 years. Contents:Volume 1:Foreword by Ambassador Tommy KohIntroductionHow Singapore Manage Political DissentThe Idea of SingaporeSingapore''s Success in Creating a National IdentitySingapore as a Developmental ModelWhy Are Some Countries Exceptional?If China Can Learn from Singapore, Why Not Vice Versa?Graduation Address at James Cook University ConvocationHow to Build CharacterThe Practical Application of KnowledgeHuman Resource Development (HRD) in SingaporeKnowledge Economy: The Intellectual Development of SingaporeVolume 2:Foreword by Ambassador Simon D''CruzIntroduction: The Three DreamsA Tale of Three Cities: Shanghai, Hong Kong and SingaporeTwelve Points on Singapore''s Foreign PolicySingapore–Japan RelationsWhy Singapore Needs the United NationsLessons from Our HistoryWhat Singapore May Offer to RussiaSingapore-India RelationsThe Soft Power of SingaporeAfterword: The Struggle for Singapore Readership: Students, economists, political scientists and the general public interested in the following areas: the achievements of Singapore; economic development, political governance and leadership issues in Singapore; and ASEAN affairs. Key Features:It is written simply so that students and young adults can understand the story of modern SingaporeIt is written as essays which deal with key aspects of the Singapore story, so it goes beyond a simple historyIt deals with recent events and trends, so it is timely and relevantSingapore is one of the Four Asian Tiger economies, whose economic achievements serve to guide and inspire the next wave of rising Asian economies, such as the rest of ASEAN countries, China, India and elsewhere in the world. This book is useful for many readers who may be curious to learn in further detail how Singapore overcame tremendous obstacles to achieve a respected position in the worldKeywords:Singapore;Systems;Development;History;Features;Politics;National Identity;Nation-Building;Human Resource Development;Knowledge Economy;Foreign Policy;Singapore–Japan Relations;Singapore–China–Hong Kong Relations;Singapore–Russia Relations;Singapore-India Relations;Soft Power'
Author: Mark Hong
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814704946
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
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"In the 50th anniversary year of Singapore's independence, it is timely to trace our developmental journey in order that young Singaporeans students, visiting tourists and foreigners working in Singapore may be informed about why and how Singapore succeeded, despite tremendous odds. The two volumes relate the developmental stories and secrets of Singapore, so that other developing countries can be inspired to achieve their own successes"--
Author: S. C. Y. Luk
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135101904X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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This book addresses key questions about how Singapore is likely to develop going forward, what are the key challenges facing the state, and how is the government going to deal with these matters. The book shows how important Lee Kuan Yew and subsequent individual leaders have been in shaping Singapore, and goes on to consider specific new challenges, including rapid population growth, migration and a changing population mix, the rise of China and possible shifts in the regional balance of power, and anxieties about the economy and an increasing global backlash against the neo-liberal free trade regime. It considers key areas of economic policy, social policy, and foreign policy, and explores the changing nature of governance. It also examines the Singapore government's effort to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. Overall, the book provides a concise, comprehensive assessment of the current state of Singapore and its likely future direction.
Author: Michael D. Barr
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857735764
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
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Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.
Author: Zaheer Allam
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN: 1839821043
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 136
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In a changing climate characterised by rapid urbanisation it is increasingly difficult to devise resilient urban governance models which also preserve the environment. This book takes Singapore, the incontestable leader in this field, as a case study, delving into the triumphant story of its successes in urban governance and smart city planning.
Author: Linda Y. C. LIM
Publisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814723479
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 333
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"Singapore is known internationally for its successful economic development. Key to its economic successes is a variety of policies put into place over the past 50 years since its independence. Singapore's Economic Development: Retrospection and Reflections provides a retrospective analysis of independent Singapore's economic development, from the perspective of different policy domains each considered by different expert scholars in that particular field. The book is written by academic economists in a style that is accessible to non-experts. Each chapter includes reviews of past scholarship, current data on each policy area, and reflections on required or desirable future policy changes and outcomes"--
