Singapore in the New Millennium : : Challenges Facing the City-State / / ed. by Derek da Cunha.
Among nation-states, Singapore ranks as possibly the greatest success story of the 20th century. It is a story of how a small city-state in the politically volatile region of Southeast Asia transformed itself, within a relatively short period of time, from being an economic backwater to an economic...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package |
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Place / Publishing House: | Singapore : : ISEAS Publishing, , [2002] ©2002 |
Anno di pubblicazione: | 2002 |
Lingua: | English |
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Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Sommario:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- CONTRIBUTORS
- 1. The Limits of a City-state: Or Are There?
- 2. External Challenges Facing the Economy
- 3. Governance: Its Complexity and Evolution
- 4. The Future of Civil Society: What Next?
- 5. Relating to the World: Images, Metaphors, and Analogies
- 6. Defence and Security: Evolving Threat Perceptions
- 7. Education in the Early 21st Century: Challenges and Dilemmas
- 8. Reframing Modernity: The Challenge of Remaking Singapore
- 9. National Identity, the Arts, and the Global City
- 10. The Media and the Flow of Information
- 11. Conclusion
- INDEX