{"product_id":"9789814475846","title":"Singapore Perspectives 2007: A New Singapore","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\u003eThis edition focuses on how Singapore will cope with the social impact of, first, the development of a dual economy and, second, the adoption of new communications technologies. There is a section on the political implications of an aggressive new policy to promote immigration as Singapore's response to the global competition for talent, and, finally, the future of regionalism and ASEAN.\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 New and Dual Economy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore Economy: The New and The Dual \u003ci\u003e(H B Chua)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore Economy: Medium-Term Outlook \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\u003eThe New Politics of Identity:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMigration and Social Diversity in Singapore \u003ci\u003e(B S A Yeoh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust What is \u003ci\u003eNew\u003c\/i\u003e about the “New Politics of Identity”? \u003ci\u003e(K W Kwok)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Singaporean Artist \u003ci\u003e(B Chia-Richmond)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Technologies and Social Change:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Media and the Singaporean: Rediscovering the Lost Art of Media Literacy \u003ci\u003e(S S Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore's Emerging Informal Public Sphere \u003ci\u003e(C George)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New ASEAN:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eASEAN at 40: Ascendant or Decadent? \u003ci\u003e(A Acharya)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New ASEAN \u003ci\u003e(A M Akhir)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ASEAN Charter: Milestone or Illusion? \u003ci\u003e(R Severino)\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;Political Issues;Foreign Affairs;Economic Issues;Trade Policies;Social IssuesReview:\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":47185291608304,"sku":"9789814475846","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814475846_p0.jpg?v=1763691319","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814475846","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}