S Rajaratnam on Singapore [[electronic resource] ] : from ideas to reality / / editor Kwa Chong Guan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451950503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2006
• ISBN: 1-281-91202-6; 9786611912024; 981-277-240-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): KwaChong Guan; RajaratnamS <1915-2006.> (Sinnathamby)
• Disciplina: 327.5957
• Soggetti: Multiculturalism - Singapore; Electronic books.; Singapore Foreign relations; Singapore History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents ; Acknowledgements ; Foreword ; Selection of Photographs ; Foreign Policy ; S Rajaratnam and the Making of Singapore Foreign Policy ; Framework of Singapore's Foreign Policy ; Singapore as a Global City ; Balance of Power ; ASEAN ; Singapore at the United Nations; Relations with Superpowers Relations with China ; Relations with Neighbouring Countries ; Conclusion ; Framing Singapore's Foreign Policy ; The Cold War and the Future of the World ; The Third World and Global Crisis ; Highlighting the Soviet Threat ; In Defence of Kampuchea; The Problems and Future of NAM Selection of Photographs ; ASEAN Regionalism ; Singapore and ASEAN: The Art of the Possible ; Introduction; Ideational Sources of Mr Rajaratnam's Foreign Policy ; ; The Formation and Role of ASEAN ; ASEAN's Achievements ; Limitations of ASEAN; Future Prospects for ASEAN The Founding of ASEAN ; What is ASEAN About?; Small Steps to a Better Future ; ASEAN's Record: Optimism with Caution ; Building Relations with ASEAN's Communist Neighbours ; ""The Dominoes Did Not Fall"" ; ASEAN's Geopolitical Importance; Harmonising Nationalism with Regionalism ASEAN and the Indochina Refugee Problem ; Selection of Photographs ; Multiculturalism ; Locating S Rajaratnam's Multiculturalism ; Defining and Positioning Multiculturalism ; Rajaratnam's Multiculturalism; Singapore's Current Multiculturalism vis-a-vis Rajaratnam's
• Sommario/riassunto: This book, a compilation of key speeches and articles by the late Mr S Rajaratnam, is a tribute to one of the founding fathers of Singapore. As the country's first foreign minister, he was pivotal in conceptualising and implementing its foreign policy. Present at the birth of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he was also instrumental in ensuring a constructive role for Singapore in regional cooperation. A staunch supporter of a multicultural society, Mr Rajaratnam envisioned the country as a cosmopolitan "global city". The volume is divided into four thematic sections: fore