{"product_id":"9789814467186","title":"Singapore Perspectives 2009: The Heart of the Matter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, contributors take an in-depth look at four topics of pertinent interest to Singapore's mid- to long-term future and offer some radical ideas for Singaporeans' consideration. They are: Can Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore?; Can Singaporeans Remain Rooted?; Can Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status?; Can Government Do Less, and Singaporeans More? Contributors include Member of Parliament Inderjit Singh, playwright and law academic Eleanor Wong and former president of the Law Society of Singapore Philip Jeyaretnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Picture:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChairman's Opening Address \u003ci\u003e(T Koh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForging New Paths with Audacity and Vision \u003ci\u003e(P Ong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore?:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore? \u003ci\u003e(K Scully)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagnetic Resonance Imaging: Alternative Approach Needed for Economy \u003ci\u003e(I Singh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaching Out to Low-Income Groups in Singapore \u003ci\u003e(L Lien)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Singaporeans Remain Rooted?:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan Singaporeans Remain Rooted? \u003ci\u003e(N Vasu)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore Rootedness: Taking Stock and Moving Forward \u003ci\u003e(E S Tan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe “Problem” of Rootedness: An Emperor's Narrative \u003ci\u003e(E Wong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status?:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status? \u003ci\u003e(K S Tan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReinventing Singapore: Global City — From Host to Home \u003ci\u003e(C N Tan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan Singapore Advance as a Regional Hub? \u003ci\u003e(M Bhaskaran)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More?:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More? \u003ci\u003e(M Chionh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere the Government Should Not Step Back \u003ci\u003e(D Soon)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrust and Let Go \u003ci\u003e(P Jeyaretnam)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers interested in the emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development.\u003cbr\u003eKeywords:Singapore Perspectives;Economics;Policy;Rootedness;Cost;Labour;Politics;Society;Recession;Government;Governance;Civil SocietyReview:\u003cb\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAn annual publication that provides a critical look at various challenges that Singapore faces\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185219617008,"sku":"9789814467186","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814467186_p0.jpg?v=1763691315","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814467186","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}