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BOOK
Title Singapore : unlikely power / John Curtis Perry
Imprint New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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 Stadsbibl:Slottet vån 3 Samhällsvetenskap  330.95 engelska    CHECK SHELF  ---
Descript xxv, 329 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Note Includes bibliographical references and index
"The life of Singapore as an independent nation since 1965 has coincided with explosive growth, both of world trade and world wealth. Trade, heavily seaborne, now contributes more than half of global GNP. Largely by exploiting changing uses of the ocean, Singapore has grown remarkably rich. Constant and continuing comment in the media concerning Singapore's dramatic economic and organizational achievement has yet to find its way into a book, and this one is the first to put the story of Singapore into a global maritime context, describing and analyzing how, despite many life-threatening crises, Singapore, by using the sea, survived and prospered far beyond even its own expectations. Putting priority upon economic development and maintaining the social and economic stability that Singapore's authoritarian government has thought necessary to achieve this growth has provoked heated controversy both among Singaporeans and outside observers. Although opposition is too weak to challenge the government successfully, the struggle to define an acceptable balance between freedom and control continues. This question takes on a universal concern, intensified in our age of terrorism with its new challenges to order and stability. To what extent does authority stifle creativity?"--Provided by publisher
Subject Ekonomisk utveckling
Ekonomiska förhållanden -- historia
Politiska förhållanden -- historia
Economic development -- History
Shipping -- History
Harbors -- Economic aspects -- History
Authoritarianism -- History
Social stability -- History
Crises -- History
Social change -- History
Authoritarianism.
Commerce.
Crises.
Economic development.
Economic history.
Politics and government.
Shipping.
Social change.
Social stability.
Harbors -- Economic aspects.
Singapore -- Economic conditions
Singapore -- Commerce -- History
Singapore -- Politics and government
Singapore.
History.
Classmark 330.95957
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ISBN/ISSN 9780190469504 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0190469501 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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