Constructing Singapore: Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-building ProjectSingapore has few natural resources, but, in a relatively short history, its economic and social development and transformation are nothing short of remarkable. Today Singapore is by far the most successful exemplar of material development in Southeast Asia and it often finds itself the envy of developed countries. Furthermore, over the last three and a half decades the ruling party has presided over the formation of a thriving community of Singaporeans who love and are proud of their country. |
Contents
Constructing a National Myth | 18 |
List of Tables | 22 |
Elitism and Ethnicity | 39 |
The Culture of Elite Governance | 57 |
From Civic Nationalism to Ethno | 103 |
Building the New Singaporean and New Elite | 112 |
Afraid to Fail in Kindergarten | 127 |
Primary School and Beyond | 150 |
Secondary School | 179 |
Gender Race and Class in Elite Selection | 208 |
Inside the Administrative Elite | 229 |
A Tentative Assessment of Singapores NationBuilding | 252 |
Bibliography | 272 |