| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 729 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Getting the basics right -- Going it along -- Building an army from scratch -- Britain pulls out -- Surviving without a hinterland -- Creating a financial center -- Winning over the unions -- A fair, not welfare, society -- The Communists self-destruct -- Straddling the middle ground -- Nurturing and attracting talent -- Many tongues, one language -- Keeping the government clean -- Greening Singapore -- Managing the media -- Conductor of an orchestra -- pt. 2. In search of space : regional and international -- Ups and downs with Malaysia -- Indonesia : from foe to friend -- Building ties with Thailand, the Philippines, and Brunei -- Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia : coming to terms with the modern world -- Asean : unpromising start, promising future -- East Asia in crisis 1997-1999 -- Inside the commonwealth club -- New bonds with Britain -- Ties with Australia and New Zealand -- South Asia's legends and leaders -- Following Britain into Europe -- The Soviet Union : an empire implodes -- America : the anticommunist anchorman -- Strategic accord with the United States -- America's new agenda -- Japan : Asia's first miracle -- Lessons from Japan -- Korea : at the crossroads -- Hong Kong's transition -- Taiwan : the other China -- China : the dragon with a long tail -- Deng Xiaoping's China -- China beyond Beijing -- Tiananmen -- China : to be rich is glorious -- pt. 3. Winding up -- Passing the baton -- My family. |
| Subject |
Singapore -- Economic conditions.
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Singapore -- Social conditions.
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Singapore -- History.
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| ISBN |
0060197765 alkaline paper |
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