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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780729803321

Titolo

Singapore and Asia [[electronic resource] ] : impact of the global financial tsunami and other economic issues / / editors, Sng Hui Ying, Chia Wai Mun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010

ISBN

1-282-76116-1

9786612761164

981-4280-46-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 203 p. ) : ill

Altri autori (Persone)

SngHui Ying

ChiaWai Mun

Disciplina

330.95957

Soggetti

Financial crises - Singapore

Financial crises - Asia

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009

Singapore Economic policy Congresses

Asia Economic policy Congresses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This book is the result of ... a [NTU-MOE] seminar."--P. vii.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Monetary and Fiscal Management and the Current Global Financial Crisis; The Surprising Resurgence of Fiscal Policy; Global Financial Tsunami: Can the Old Tool Still Work for Singapore?; The Global Financial Tsunami: Implications for the Asian Economies; The On-going Global Financial Crisis and Asian Regionalism; Crisis Identification, Remedies and Management in Singapore; Inflation, Exchange Rate and the Singapore Economy: A Policy Simulation; Workfare, Not Welfare: An Exploration on International Experiences and Policy Implications for Singapore; What's Human Life Worth?; Singapore's Future Population: Some implications of Scenarios to 2050; Oil, Economy and the Environment; Is the Environment a Game? Game Theoretical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol.

Sommario/riassunto

This text is a record of the annual effort by the economists at the Nanyang Technological University to provide analysis, interpretations and insights of contemporary economic issues affecting Singapore and



Asia.