05287nam 2200685 a 450 991046455200332120200520144314.01-283-43371-09786613433718981-4340-90-1(CKB)3400000000017090(EBL)840638(OCoLC)858228202(SSID)ssj0000573010(PQKBManifestationID)12226640(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000573010(PQKBWorkID)10540526(PQKB)10343947(MiAaPQ)EBC840638(WSP)00008098(Au-PeEL)EBL840638(CaPaEBR)ebr10524589(CaONFJC)MIL343371(OCoLC)775362025(EXLCZ)99340000000001709020110425d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCrisis management and public policy[electronic resource] Singapore's approach to economic resilience /Sng Hui Ying & Wai Mun Chia editorsSingapore ;Hackensack, N.J. World Scientific Pub. Co.c20111 online resource (219 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4340-89-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; FOREWORD; CONTRIBUTORS; PART 1 ECONOMIC CRISIS MANAGEMENT; Chapter 1 THE NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL (NWC) AND MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT IN SINGAPORE; FIVE CRISES; NATIONAL WAGES COUNCIL; TRIPARTISM AND FLEXIBLE WAGE SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL HARMONY; TRAINING AND RETRAINING; THE FIRST CRISIS; NWC RESPONSE; THE THIRD CRISIS; REFERENCES; APPENDIX; Chapter 2 UNPREPAREDNESS IN THE GREAT RECESSION; FISCAL FINANCE; DIFFERENT METHODS OF FINANCING DEFICITS; THE US METHOD OF DEFICIT FINANCING; FISCAL SPENDING; JAPAN AND USA COMPARISON; THE LEADING INDICATOR; THE FURTHER ROAD AHEAD; REFERENCESAPPENDICES Appendix 1: Global Stock Market Indices % Change from 31 December 2008 (in US terms, 1 July 2009); Appendix 2: Global Budget Balances % of GDP 2009; Appendix 3: Global Interest Rates (three-month latest); Chapter 3 WHY ARE FINANCIAL CRISES SO COSTLY?; INTRODUCTION; BANKS AS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES; BANK FAILURE AND BANK RUNS; BANKING CRISIS; IMPACT OF BANKING CRISIS ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; CURRENCY OR EXCHANGE-RATE CRISIS; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 A CASE FOR SELECTIVE CAPITAL CONTROL; BALANCE OF PAYMENTS; Balance of Visible Trade; Balance of Invisible TradeCurrent Account Balance CAPITAL CONTROL ITEMS; CAPITAL CONTROL PREPAREDNESS; TWO MONEY VALUES; INTERNATIONAL GOLD STANDARD; GOLD EXCHANGE STANDARD; THE THREE CRISES; CAPITAL CONTROL AND GDP GROWTH; CHINA, INDIA, AND VIETNAM; USA AND CAPITAL CONTROL; FINANCIAL CENTRES; RESERVES AND SWAPS; FINAL JUDGEMENT; REFERENCES; PART 2 PUBLIC POLICIES AND OTHER ECONOMIC ISSUES; Chapter 5 COMPETITION POLICY AND LAW IN SINGAPORE; INTRODUCTION; COMPETITION LAW IN SINGAPORE; Scope of the Act; MAIN FEATURES OF SINGAPORE'S COMPETITION ACT; Anti-Competitive Agreements; Abuse of a Dominant PositionREGULATORY PHILOSOPHY Focus on Anti-Competitive Behaviour with Appreciable Adverse Effect; Due Consideration Given to Whether Anti-Competitive Activity Generates NEB; Emphasis on Self-Assessment; Balancing Advocacy with Strict Enforcement; Independent Appeal Mechanism; Cross-Sectoral Cooperation; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6 HEALTHCARE: CONTAINING COST WITHOUT COMPROMISING QUALITY; INTRODUCTION; GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN SINGAPORE; Restructuring of Government Hospitals; Polyclinics; Community Hospitals; Role of CPF and Healthcare InsuranceRole of Employers via Employee Medical Benefits Government Medical Subsidies for the Poor; How Doctors and Hospitals are Assessed and Remunerated; E-Health Record System; Healthy Lifestyle; Economic Healthcare Strategy; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX 1; Chapter 7 ECONOMICS OF TRAINING: MARKET FAILURE AND GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION; MARKET FAILURE; SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF MARKET FAILURE; THE SDF; TRAINING OF OLDER WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR; TRAINING OF YOUTH WORKERS; INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, ITE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8 A REVIEW OF THE US-SINGAPORE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTINTRODUCTION"One of the key themes of this book is to study economic crises and financial crises, and the policy measures that are available to manage them. The second key theme of the book is to review several public policies in Singapore, such as competition, healthcare, training, free trade agreements, state capitalism and inequality."--Publisher's description.Crisis managementSingaporeFinancial crisesSingaporeSingaporeEconomic policyElectronic books.Crisis managementFinancial crises339.5095957Sng Hui Ying1037667Chia Wai Mun1037668MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464552003321Crisis management and public policy2460180UNINA