LEADER 05402nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910456605203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-44310-0 010 $a9786612443107 010 $a981-4282-26-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000000002905 035 $a(EBL)477252 035 $a(OCoLC)608744248 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000365864 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11279253 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000365864 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10414729 035 $a(PQKB)10906523 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC477252 035 $a(WSP)00000499 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL477252 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10361901 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL244310 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000002905 100 $a20090930d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aSingapore perspectives 2009$b[electronic resource] $ethe heart of the matter /$fedited by Tan Tarn How 210 $aSingapore $cWorld Scientific$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (130 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4280-62-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aContents; Foreword Ong Keng Yong; Acknowledgements; Editor' Editor's Acknowledgements acknowledgements; Section Section I n The Big Picture; Chairman's Opening Address Tommy Koh; SALUTATION; FEAR OF DECLINING SUPPORT FOR NON-PROFIT SECTOR; THE HEART OF THE MATTER; THE BIG PICTURE; ELECTRONIC POLL; Chapter 1 Forging New Paths with Audacity and Vision Peter Ong; NEW PARADIGM NEEDED: FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS TO FORGING PATHS; NEW FLYING INSTRUMENTS REQUIRED: THE X-RAY AND THE MRI; BUSINESS CONCEPTS EXTENDED: POPULATION SEGMENTS, ENGAGED CITIZENS AND CRM 327 $aGLOBAL CITY OF DISTINCTION AND BEST HOME FOR ALL: DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS CONCLUSION; Section II Can Singaporeans Afford a High High-Cost Singapore; Chapter 2 Can Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore? Kevin Scully; Chapter 3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Alternative Approach Needed for Economy Inderjit Singh; INTRODUCTION; GROWTH-AT-ALL-COSTS POLICY; DISLOCATION OF INDUSTRIES AND CAPABILITIES; IMPACT OF POPULATION GROWTH; THE DOUBLE WHAMMY OF THE POPULATION POLICY; THE ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE MODEL OF GROWTH FOR THE FUTURE; CONCLUSION 327 $aChapter 4 Reaching Out to Low-Income Groups in Singapore Laurence Lien INTRODUCTION; FACTS AND REALITY; IMPACT OF HIGH COST AND INFLATION; INCOME REDISTRIBUTION; LOWERING COSTS; ENCOURAGE PRIVATE GIVING; CONCLUSION; Section III Can Singaporeans Remain Rooted?; Chapter 5 Can Singaporeans Remain Rooted? Norman Vasu; Chapter 6 Singapore Rootedness: Taking Stock and Moving Forward Tan Ern Ser; INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS ROOTEDNESS?; WHAT BRINGS ABOUT ROOTEDNESS?; WHAT ARE OUR EXPECTATIONS OF ROOTEDNESS?; HOW ROOTED ARE WE?; HOW CAN WE DEVELOP ROOTEDNESS?; WHERE ARE WE HEADING? 327 $aChapter 7 The "Problem" of Rootedness: An Emperor's Narrative? Eleanor Wong INTRODUCTION; THE COMBINED NARRATIVE LENS OF THE CITY AND "TENANCY"; THE "PROBLEM" OF ROOTEDNESS AND OTHER COMMON NARRATIVES; CONCLUSION; Sect Section IV ion Can Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status?; Chapter 8 Can Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status? Tan Kim Song; Chapter 9 Reinventing Singapore: Global City - From Host to Home Tan Chin Nam; HOW SINGAPORE CAN BECOME A GLOBAL CITY; THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION; CONCLUSION; Chapter 10 Can Singapore Advance as a Regional Hub? Manu Bhaskaran; WHERE SINGAPORE STANDS 327 $aWINNERS AND LOSERS A PROPOSAL; Section V Can Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More?; Chapter 11 Can Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More? Mavis Chionh; Chapter 12 Where the Government Should Not Step Back Debra Soon; Chapter 13 Trust and Let Go Philip Jeyaretnam; THE TRIANGLE OF SUSPICION; PRINCIPLE OR EFFICIENCY?; BUILDING TRUST AND PARTNERSHIPS; About the Contributors; About the Institute of Policy Studies 330 $aThe Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought leaders, policy-makers and the public in the country during the immediate period or that are likely to do so in the short and medium term. In this volume, contributors take an in-depth look at four topics of pertinent interest to Singapore's mid- to long-term future and offer some radical ideas for 606 $aPolitical planning$zSingapore 607 $aSingapore$xEconomic conditions$vCongresses 607 $aSingapore$xForeign relations$y21st century$vCongresses 607 $aSingapore$xPolitics and government$y21st century$vCongresses 607 $aSingapore$xSocial policy$y21st century$vCongresses 607 $aSingapore$y21st century$vCongresses 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolitical planning 676 $a302.23095957 676 $a327.5957 701 $aTan$b Tarn How$01035677 712 02$aInstitute of Policy Studies (Singapore) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456605203321 996 $aSingapore perspectives 2009$92484069 997 $aUNINA