The limits of a city-state : or are there? / Linda Low (p. 1-25) -- External challenges facing the economy / Raymond Lim (p. 26-49) -- Governance : its complexity and evolution / N. Ganesan (p. 50-68) -- The future of civil society : what next? / Simon S.C. Tay (p. 69-107) -- Relating to the world : images, metaphors and analogies / Kwa Chong Guan (p. 108-112) -- Defence and strategy : evolving threat perceptions / Derek da Cunha (p. 113-153) -- Education in the early 21st century : challenges and dilemmas / Jason Tan (p. 154-186) -- Reframing modernity : the challenge of remaking Singapore / J.M. Nathan (p. 187-220) -- National identity, the arts and the global city / C.J.W.-L. Wee (p. 221-242) -- The media and the flow of information / Ang Peng hwa (p. 243-268)
Summary
"Grew out of a one-day conference ... organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in August 1999. Eight papers were presented at that conference, of which seven were selected, revised in 2001 and now appear as chapters in this book [together with] three more ... and also reflecting on the significance of the 2001 general election."--Pref
Analysis
Political economy (Singapore)
Notes
"This book grew out of a one-day conference of the same name organized by the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in August 1999. Eight papers were presented at that conference, of which seven were selected, revised in 2001, and now appear as chapters in this book. The editor then commissioned three more chapters, so as to make the book more rounded"--Pref
