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001			19106915
003			BT-JSWLaw
005			20250426051400.0
008			160524s2017 nyua b 001 0 eng
020			_a9780190469504 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040			_aBT-JSWLaw _beng _cBT-JSWLaw _dBT-JSWLaw _erda
082	0	0	_a330.95957 _223 _bP4293s
100	1		_aPerry, John Curtis. _e[author] _91532
245	1	0	_aSingapore : _bunlikely power / _cby John Curtis Perry.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bOxford University Press, _cc2017.
300			_axxv, 329 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index (p. 289-329).
520	2		_a"The life of Singapore as an independent nation since 1965 has coincided with explosive growth, both of world trade and world wealth. Trade, heavily seaborne, now contributes more than half of global GNP. Largely by exploiting changing uses of the ocean, Singapore has grown remarkably rich. Constant and continuing comment in the media concerning Singapore's dramatic economic and organizational achievement has yet to find its way into a book, and this one is the first to put the story of Singapore into a global maritime context, describing and analyzing how, despite many life-threatening crises, Singapore, by using the sea, survived and prospered far beyond even its own expectations. Putting priority upon economic development and maintaining the social and economic stability that Singapore's authoritarian government has thought necessary to achieve this growth has provoked heated controversy both among Singaporeans and outside observers. Although opposition is too weak to challenge the government successfully, the struggle to define an acceptable balance between freedom and control continues. This question takes on a universal concern, intensified in our age of terrorism with its new challenges to order and stability. To what extent does authority stifle creativity?"--Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aEconomic development _zSingapore _xHistory. _91533
650		0	_aShipping _zSingapore _xHistory. _91534
650		0	_aHarbors _xEconomic aspects _zSingapore _xHistory. _91535
650		0	_aAuthoritarianism _zSingapore _xHistory. _91536
650		0	_aSocial stability _zSingapore _xHistory. _91537
650		0	_aCrises _zSingapore _xHistory. _91538
650		0	_aSocial change _zSingapore _xHistory. _91539
651		0	_aSingapore _xEconomic conditions. _91540
651		0	_aSingapore _xCommerce _xHistory. _91541
651		0	_aSingapore _xPolitics and government. _91542
942			_2ddc _cBK
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