Singapore : the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

Author(s)

• Milne, R. S. (Robert Stephen)
• Mauzy, Diane K.

Bibliographic Information

Singapore : the legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

R.S. Milne and Diane K. Mauzy

（Westview profiles, Nations of contemporary Asia）

Westview Press, 1990

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

In its short life as an independent country, Singapore has achieved faster economic growth than most Third World countries and acquired the problems inherent in a newly industrializing country. In examining the country's history, geography, social structure, and economic growth, this book details Singapore's response to former dilemmas and its prospects and future challenges.

Table of Contents

• The Social setting
• from Raffles to self-rule, 1819-1959
• the quest for stability and prosperity, 1959-1989
• politics and government in a dominant party system
• from the Founders to the Successors
• a dependent but dynamic economy
• defense and foreign policy
• prospects for stability and change.

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Details

• NCID: BA10430509
• ISBN:
  • 0813304075
  • 0813310911
• LCCN: 89024756
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boulder, Colo.
• Pages/Volumes: xi, 217 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS598.S7
  • DC20 : 959.57
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Singapore
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00247878