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Singapore Perspectives 2010 : Home.Heart.Horizon.
Title:
Singapore Perspectives 2010 : Home.Heart.Horizon.
Author:
How, Tan Tarn.
ISBN:
9789814322423
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (158 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Foreword Team SP2010 -- Acknowledgements -- Editor's Acknowledgements -- Section I Home.Heart.Horizon. -- Welcome Remarks Ong Keng Yong -- Keynote Address Lee Hsien Loong -- Section II One United People -- Chapter 1 One United People Pek Siok Lian -- Chapter 2 The Third Phase of Singapore's Multiculturalism Daniel PS Goh -- MAKING VIRTUOSITY OF COLONIAL RACIALISM -- MAKING VIRTUOSITY OF CONSUMER CAPITALISM -- DIALOGUE VERSES THE VICIOUS CIRCLE OF FEAR -- BUILDING MULTICULTURAL CAPACITY -- Chapter 3 Why NEWater instead of SEWater: Difficult Policies and Unity for Singaporeans Leong Ching -- NEWATER AND TOILET WATER -- WHY GOOD STORIES MAKE GOOD POLICIES -- INTRODUCTION -- SINGAPORE AND AUSTRALIA: COMPARABLE? -- "YUCK! I CAN'T DRINK THIS" -- POLICY AS NARRATIVE -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 4 Reasonable Persons of Goodwill: Personal Experiences in Navigating Diversity Aaron Maniam -- THREE STORIES -- REASON AND RATIONALITY -- THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONS -- GOODWILL AND GOOD WILL -- IDEALS, PRAGMATISM AND POLICY -- CONCLUDING THOUGHTS -- Section III One Gracious Society -- Chapter 5 One Gracious Society Paulin Tay Straughan -- Chapter 6 In Search of Graciousness Terence Chong -- INTRODUCTION: A JOURNEY TOWARDS NATIONHOOD -- CREATING A "CIVILISED" AND "CULTURED" SOCIETY WITH THE ARTS -- THE NATIONAL COURTESY CAMPAIGN -- CONCLUSION: FROM NATIONAL TO GLOBAL CONSCIOUSNESS? -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 Living Graciously in Singapore Braema Mathiaparanam -- HOW TO EMBRACE GRACIOUSNESS -- Chapter 8 Kiasu Monkeys and Chicken Pies Gan Su-lin -- DISAPPOINTMENT, DILEMMA, DECISION -- EDUCATED, OR MERELY LITERATE AND NUMERATE? -- LOOKING AT THE WORLD WITH DIFFERENT LENSES -- Lack of Awareness v. Lack of Respect for Others -- Diffusion of Responsibility v. Disempowerment -- Approval Seeking v. Embarrassment Avoidance -- KEEPING HOPE ALIVE.

See the Good -- Know Yourself, Govern Yourself -- Section IV One Global City -- Chapter 9 One Global City Annie Koh -- Chapter 10 Beyond Economics for Economic Success Lee Kwok Cheong -- ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT -- PLACE MARKETING SINGAPORE -- CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN SINGAPORE -- LOW FERTILITY RATE AND THE NEED FOR IMMIGRANTS -- SINGAPORE AS A GLOBAL CITY -- SINGAPORE ICONS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 The Future of Singapore as a Global City and its Socio-economic Implications Nizam Idris -- SUCCESSFUL GROWTH MODEL, WITH LOOMING PITFALL -- LOW TAX RATE -- AGEING POPULATION POSES FRESH CHALLENGES -- UNAVOIDABLE HIGH COST OF LIVING -- PROPOSAL: ONE BORDERLESS ASEAN -- Chapter 12 Globalising Singapore: One Global City, Global Production Networks, and the Developmental State Henry Wai-chung Yeung -- INTRODUCTION -- THE EMERGENCE OF SINGAPORE AS GLOBAL CITY-STATE -- BEYOND 2010: FROM GLOBAL CITY-STATE TO A GLOBAL INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE CLUSTER -- IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE PUBLIC POLICIES -- REFERENCES -- Section V Conclusion -- Chapter 13 Closing Address: Be Open to All Possibilities Ong Keng Yong -- Chapter 14 Closing Remarks Tommy Koh -- About the Contributors -- About the Institute of Policy Studies.
Abstract:
"The Singapore Perspectives" series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought leaders, policy-makers and the public in the country during the immediate period or that are likely to do so in the short and medium term. In this volume, contributors look at the short-term challenges that Singapore faces and the policy options open to the nation, and share their insights on Singapore society, politics and economics. Written by an ensemble of authors from a wide spectrum of Singapore society, this volume covers critical issues under the themes such as One United People, One Grace Society, and One Global City. Co-published by the think-tank, the Institute of Policy Studies, Singapore, this is a useful publication for those with an interest in understanding the governance challenges facing a small, highly globalised economy and nation-state, or those who want a quick feel of the pulse of Singapore.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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