Publisher's Synopsis
This book grew from a research proposal made in the late 1990s outlining a big, multidisciplinary project on the various aspects of integration in the Asia Pacific. The project itself never materialised, but some parts of its research have survived, one of them being presented in this book. Although Singapore has progressed from being a developing country to a developed one -- albeit a recent graduation and one that is not yet universally recognised -- its success and experience is obviously of great value to other developing countries. At the same time, the policies that Singapore has adopted have often been controversial, and for this reason, are interesting points of discussion. Initially, this book was presented as a series of self-contained essays based on the general theme of Singapore's external economic policy. Minor changes were then made to improve the flow of the text, with the final version taking its current form. Each chapter can be read on its own, which hopefully improves the book's usefulness as a text. READERSHIP: Policy makers, researchers, tertiary students, media professionals, economists, businessmen and investors who are keen to find out more about Singapore's economic policies.
