Singapore in the Global System: Relationship, Structure and ChangeThis book tracks the phases of Singapore’s economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country’s future. Singapore has followed a distinctive historical development trajectory. It was one of a number of cities which provided bases for the expansion of the British empire in the East. But the Pacific War provided local elites with their chance to secure independence. In Singapore the elite disciplined and mobilized their population and built successfully on their colonial inheritance. Today, the city-state prospers in the context of its regional and global networks, and sustaining and nurturing these are the keys to its future. But there are clouds on the elite’s horizons; domestically, the population is restive with inequality, migration and surplus-repression causing concern; and internationally, the strategy of constructing a business-hub economy is being widely copied and both Hong Kong and Shanghai are significant competitors. This book discusses these issues and argues that although success is likely to characterize Singapore’s future, the elite will have to address these significant domestic and international problems. |
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... ASEAN has been crucial in managing the process of decolonization in Southeast Asia ; it has helped elites and populations formulate their identities . ASEAN has grown to encompass all the countries within Southeast Asia : 16 1967 ASEAN ...
... ASEAN is distinctive . Acharya20 characterizes the pre - contact pattern of life in Southeast Asia as dispersed micro - polities ; trading empires ; little regional coherence ; however , commerce did integrate the region and linked it ...
... ASEAN now faces challenges : the 1997 financial crisis was a major problem but ASEAN's ability to respond was slight ; the accession of Myanmar has been problematical ; and revising the ASEAN way has been mooted and debates about the ...
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Singapore in the Global System: Relationship, Structure and Change Peter Preston Limited preview - 2007 |
Singapore in the Global System: Relationship, Structure and Change Peter Preston Limited preview - 2007 |
Singapore in the Global System: Relationship, Structure and Change Peter Wallace Preston No preview available - 2007 |