Crisis management and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : Singapore's approach to economic resilience / / Sng Hui Ying & Wai Mun Chia editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.5095957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Crisis management - Singapore
Financial crises - Singapore |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-43371-0
9786613433718 981-4340-90-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; REFERENCES
APPENDICES 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 Trade Current 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 Position REGULATORY 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 Insurance Role 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 AGREEMENT INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464552003321 |
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Crisis management and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : Singapore's approach to economic resilience / / Sng Hui Ying & Wai Mun Chia editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.5095957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Crisis management - Singapore
Financial crises - Singapore |
ISBN |
1-283-43371-0
9786613433718 981-4340-90-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; REFERENCES
APPENDICES 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 Trade Current 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 Position REGULATORY 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 Insurance Role 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 AGREEMENT INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789064603321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011 | ||
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Crisis management and public policy [[electronic resource] ] : Singapore's approach to economic resilience / / Sng Hui Ying & Wai Mun Chia editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 339.5095957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Crisis management - Singapore
Financial crises - Singapore |
ISBN |
1-283-43371-0
9786613433718 981-4340-90-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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; REFERENCES
APPENDICES 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 Trade Current 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 Position REGULATORY 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 Insurance Role 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 AGREEMENT INTRODUCTION |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824601103321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific Pub. Co., c2011 | ||
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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 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 203 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 330.95957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Singapore
Financial crises - Asia Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-76116-1
9786612761164 981-4280-46-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455586603321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
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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 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 203 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 330.95957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Singapore
Financial crises - Asia Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
ISBN |
1-282-76116-1
9786612761164 981-4280-46-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780729803321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
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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 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 203 p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 330.95957 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
SngHui Ying
ChiaWai Mun |
Soggetto topico |
Financial crises - Singapore
Financial crises - Asia Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 |
ISBN |
1-282-76116-1
9786612761164 981-4280-46-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810617403321 |
Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2010 | ||
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Singapore and Asia in a globalized world [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary economic issues and policies / / editors, Chia Wai Mun, Sng Hui Ying |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 337.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiaWai Mun
SngHui Ying |
Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Economic aspects - Asia
Globalization - Economic aspects - Singapore |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 981-281-558-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Part I Public Policies and Economic Issues of Singapore; 1. Transformation in the Singapore Economy: Course and Causes Lim Chong Yah; THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE; Per Capital GDP Growth; Growth in GDP Sizes; Growth in Real GDP Rates; Standards of Living; Employment Creation; An Economic Miracle; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; METAMORPHOSIS IN EXTERNAL BALANCE; METAMORPHOSIS IN SAVINGS FUNCTION; GROWTH ACCOUNTING; VISUAL GLIMPSES; THREE CRITICAL OPTIONS; (1) Market-Orientation; (2) Investment, Investment and Investment; (3) Good Public Governance; END NOTES
2. Innovation, Markets and Economic Growth: A Symbiosis Lam Chuan Leong A DETAILED LOOK AT INNOVATION; O-Type Innovation and V-Type Innovation; The Innovation Cycle and Economic Growth; INNOVATION AND MARKETS - A SYMBIOSIS; Free Diffusion of Information and Diffusion of Knowledge; Free Market Entry and Exit; An Ex-Poste Market "Selection System"; Sustaining Reward System; SINGAPORE'S RECORD; END NOTES; 3. Macro Objectives of the Central Provident Fund (CPF): A Review Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew; THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, (1955-65): STATUS QUO; HOME OWNERSHIP SPLIT OF THE CPF ACCOUNT CPF AS AN ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING TOOL; HOME PROTECTION INSURANCE SCHEME USING CPF SAVING; AFFORDABLE HEALTH AS THE NEW OBJECTIVE OF THE CPF SCHEME; CPF AS A PRINCIPAL TOOL FOR THE REDUCTION OF LABOR COSTS; CPF SAVING AND THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; CONTROVERSY OVER THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; RESTORATION OF THE EMPLOYER CPF CONTRIBUTION RATE SINCE 1988; USAGE OF THE CPF EXTENDED TO TERTIARY EDUCATION; LIFE AND MEDICAL INSURANCE INTRODUCED INTO THE CPF SCHEME; INCREASING THE STAKE IN THE COUNTRY; DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL WEALTH VIA THE CPF TOP-UP SCHEME CHANGING EMPHASIS FROM INVESTMENT TO HEALTH CARE INCREASING THE RATE OF RETURN ON CPF SAVING; THE EAST ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE SUCCEEDING YEARS; WORRY OVER OLDER WORKER'S EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR OLD AGE AND HEALTHCARE; FINE-TUNING TO HELP YOUNG LOW-INCOME SINGAPOEANS IN COMPETITION WITH FOREIGNERS; CPF SCHEME NOT ATTRACTIVE FOR HIGH INCOME SINGAPOREANS; CPF AS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SAFETY NET; MACRO IMPACT OF THE CPF SCHEME; 1. Impact on Work and Skill Level; 2. Impact on Government Budget Policy; THE CPF BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT; REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS OF THE CPF SCHEME CONCLUSION END NOTES; 4. Monetary Policy in Singapore: A BBC Approach Peter Wilson; INTRODUCTION; SINGAPORE'S EXCHANGE RATE-CENTERED MONETARY POLICY; Objectives of Monetary Policy; The BBC Exchange Rate System; The Formulation of Monetary Policy; Monetary Policy Communication; Implementation of Monetary Policy; THE RATIONALE BEHIND SINGAPORE'S MONETARY POLICY; Traditional Monetary Policy; Why is Singapore's Monetary Policy Exchange-Rate Centered?; HAS MONETARY POLICY IN SINGAPORE BEEN SUCCESSFUL?; Monetary Policy Does Not Work Alone; CONCLUSION; END NOTES 5. Capital Accumulation, Capital-Output Ratio and Total Factor Productivity in Singapore Sng Hui Ying |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454785903321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 | ||
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Singapore and Asia in a globalized world [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary economic issues and policies / / editors, Chia Wai Mun, Sng Hui Ying |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 337.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiaWai Mun
SngHui Ying |
Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Economic aspects - Asia
Globalization - Economic aspects - Singapore |
ISBN | 981-281-558-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Part I Public Policies and Economic Issues of Singapore; 1. Transformation in the Singapore Economy: Course and Causes Lim Chong Yah; THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE; Per Capital GDP Growth; Growth in GDP Sizes; Growth in Real GDP Rates; Standards of Living; Employment Creation; An Economic Miracle; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; METAMORPHOSIS IN EXTERNAL BALANCE; METAMORPHOSIS IN SAVINGS FUNCTION; GROWTH ACCOUNTING; VISUAL GLIMPSES; THREE CRITICAL OPTIONS; (1) Market-Orientation; (2) Investment, Investment and Investment; (3) Good Public Governance; END NOTES
2. Innovation, Markets and Economic Growth: A Symbiosis Lam Chuan Leong A DETAILED LOOK AT INNOVATION; O-Type Innovation and V-Type Innovation; The Innovation Cycle and Economic Growth; INNOVATION AND MARKETS - A SYMBIOSIS; Free Diffusion of Information and Diffusion of Knowledge; Free Market Entry and Exit; An Ex-Poste Market "Selection System"; Sustaining Reward System; SINGAPORE'S RECORD; END NOTES; 3. Macro Objectives of the Central Provident Fund (CPF): A Review Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew; THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, (1955-65): STATUS QUO; HOME OWNERSHIP SPLIT OF THE CPF ACCOUNT CPF AS AN ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING TOOL; HOME PROTECTION INSURANCE SCHEME USING CPF SAVING; AFFORDABLE HEALTH AS THE NEW OBJECTIVE OF THE CPF SCHEME; CPF AS A PRINCIPAL TOOL FOR THE REDUCTION OF LABOR COSTS; CPF SAVING AND THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; CONTROVERSY OVER THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; RESTORATION OF THE EMPLOYER CPF CONTRIBUTION RATE SINCE 1988; USAGE OF THE CPF EXTENDED TO TERTIARY EDUCATION; LIFE AND MEDICAL INSURANCE INTRODUCED INTO THE CPF SCHEME; INCREASING THE STAKE IN THE COUNTRY; DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL WEALTH VIA THE CPF TOP-UP SCHEME CHANGING EMPHASIS FROM INVESTMENT TO HEALTH CARE INCREASING THE RATE OF RETURN ON CPF SAVING; THE EAST ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE SUCCEEDING YEARS; WORRY OVER OLDER WORKER'S EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR OLD AGE AND HEALTHCARE; FINE-TUNING TO HELP YOUNG LOW-INCOME SINGAPOEANS IN COMPETITION WITH FOREIGNERS; CPF SCHEME NOT ATTRACTIVE FOR HIGH INCOME SINGAPOREANS; CPF AS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SAFETY NET; MACRO IMPACT OF THE CPF SCHEME; 1. Impact on Work and Skill Level; 2. Impact on Government Budget Policy; THE CPF BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT; REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS OF THE CPF SCHEME CONCLUSION END NOTES; 4. Monetary Policy in Singapore: A BBC Approach Peter Wilson; INTRODUCTION; SINGAPORE'S EXCHANGE RATE-CENTERED MONETARY POLICY; Objectives of Monetary Policy; The BBC Exchange Rate System; The Formulation of Monetary Policy; Monetary Policy Communication; Implementation of Monetary Policy; THE RATIONALE BEHIND SINGAPORE'S MONETARY POLICY; Traditional Monetary Policy; Why is Singapore's Monetary Policy Exchange-Rate Centered?; HAS MONETARY POLICY IN SINGAPORE BEEN SUCCESSFUL?; Monetary Policy Does Not Work Alone; CONCLUSION; END NOTES 5. Capital Accumulation, Capital-Output Ratio and Total Factor Productivity in Singapore Sng Hui Ying |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777930703321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 | ||
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Singapore and Asia in a globalized world [[electronic resource] ] : contemporary economic issues and policies / / editors, Chia Wai Mun, Sng Hui Ying |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 337.5 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
ChiaWai Mun
SngHui Ying |
Soggetto topico |
Globalization - Economic aspects - Asia
Globalization - Economic aspects - Singapore |
ISBN | 981-281-558-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Foreword; Part I Public Policies and Economic Issues of Singapore; 1. Transformation in the Singapore Economy: Course and Causes Lim Chong Yah; THE ECONOMIC MIRACLE; Per Capital GDP Growth; Growth in GDP Sizes; Growth in Real GDP Rates; Standards of Living; Employment Creation; An Economic Miracle; STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION; METAMORPHOSIS IN EXTERNAL BALANCE; METAMORPHOSIS IN SAVINGS FUNCTION; GROWTH ACCOUNTING; VISUAL GLIMPSES; THREE CRITICAL OPTIONS; (1) Market-Orientation; (2) Investment, Investment and Investment; (3) Good Public Governance; END NOTES
2. Innovation, Markets and Economic Growth: A Symbiosis Lam Chuan Leong A DETAILED LOOK AT INNOVATION; O-Type Innovation and V-Type Innovation; The Innovation Cycle and Economic Growth; INNOVATION AND MARKETS - A SYMBIOSIS; Free Diffusion of Information and Diffusion of Knowledge; Free Market Entry and Exit; An Ex-Poste Market "Selection System"; Sustaining Reward System; SINGAPORE'S RECORD; END NOTES; 3. Macro Objectives of the Central Provident Fund (CPF): A Review Chew Soon Beng and Rosalind Chew; THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND SCHEME, (1955-65): STATUS QUO; HOME OWNERSHIP SPLIT OF THE CPF ACCOUNT CPF AS AN ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING TOOL; HOME PROTECTION INSURANCE SCHEME USING CPF SAVING; AFFORDABLE HEALTH AS THE NEW OBJECTIVE OF THE CPF SCHEME; CPF AS A PRINCIPAL TOOL FOR THE REDUCTION OF LABOR COSTS; CPF SAVING AND THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; CONTROVERSY OVER THE MINIMUM SUM SCHEME; RESTORATION OF THE EMPLOYER CPF CONTRIBUTION RATE SINCE 1988; USAGE OF THE CPF EXTENDED TO TERTIARY EDUCATION; LIFE AND MEDICAL INSURANCE INTRODUCED INTO THE CPF SCHEME; INCREASING THE STAKE IN THE COUNTRY; DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL WEALTH VIA THE CPF TOP-UP SCHEME CHANGING EMPHASIS FROM INVESTMENT TO HEALTH CARE INCREASING THE RATE OF RETURN ON CPF SAVING; THE EAST ASIAN CURRENCY CRISIS AND THE SUCCEEDING YEARS; WORRY OVER OLDER WORKER'S EMPLOYMENT; HIGHER CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR OLD AGE AND HEALTHCARE; FINE-TUNING TO HELP YOUNG LOW-INCOME SINGAPOEANS IN COMPETITION WITH FOREIGNERS; CPF SCHEME NOT ATTRACTIVE FOR HIGH INCOME SINGAPOREANS; CPF AS A SUSTAINABLE SOCIAL SAFETY NET; MACRO IMPACT OF THE CPF SCHEME; 1. Impact on Work and Skill Level; 2. Impact on Government Budget Policy; THE CPF BOARD AND THE GOVERNMENT; REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS OF THE CPF SCHEME CONCLUSION END NOTES; 4. Monetary Policy in Singapore: A BBC Approach Peter Wilson; INTRODUCTION; SINGAPORE'S EXCHANGE RATE-CENTERED MONETARY POLICY; Objectives of Monetary Policy; The BBC Exchange Rate System; The Formulation of Monetary Policy; Monetary Policy Communication; Implementation of Monetary Policy; THE RATIONALE BEHIND SINGAPORE'S MONETARY POLICY; Traditional Monetary Policy; Why is Singapore's Monetary Policy Exchange-Rate Centered?; HAS MONETARY POLICY IN SINGAPORE BEEN SUCCESSFUL?; Monetary Policy Does Not Work Alone; CONCLUSION; END NOTES 5. Capital Accumulation, Capital-Output Ratio and Total Factor Productivity in Singapore Sng Hui Ying |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814877303321 |
Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2009 | ||
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