Format:
1 Online-Ressource (291 p)
ISBN:
9789812301314
,
9789812305060
,
9812301305
,
9812301313
Content:
Singapore in the new millennium : challenges facing the city-state -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- 1. The limits of a city-state: or are there? by Linda Low -- 2. External challenges facing the economy by Raymond Lim -- 3. Governance: its complexity and evolution by N. Ganesan -- 4. The future of civil society: what next? by Simon S. C. Tay -- 5. Relating to the world: images, metaphors, and analogies by Kwa Chong Guan -- 6. Defence and security: evolving threat perceptions by Derek da Cunha -- 7. Education in the early 21st century: challenges and dilemmas by Jason Tan -- 8. Reframing modernity: the challenge of remaking Singapore by J. M. Nathan -- 9. National identity, the arts, and the global city by C. J. W.-L. Wee -- 10. The media and the flow of information by Ang Peng Hwa -- 11. Conclusion by Derek da Cunha -- Index.
Content:
Among nation-states, Singapore ranks as possibly the greatest success story of the 20th century
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
URL:
http://erf.sbb.spk-berlin.de/han/iglibrary/portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/ISEASB0000254.html
