Singapore

Wealth, Power and the Culture of Control

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19937852
AutoresCarl A Trocki (autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Páginas224
Fecha de publicación2006-03-23
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaSingapore (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203099834
OpenAlexW4250853203
Open LibraryOL3393203M
ISBN9780203099834
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas42

This volume examines Singapore’s culture of control, exploring the city-state’s colonial heritage as well as the forces that have helped to mould its current social landscape. Taking a comparative approach, Trocki demonstrates the links between Singapore’s colonial past and independent present, focusing on the development of indigenous social and political movements. In particular, the book examines the efforts of Lee Yew Kuan, leader of the People’s Action Party from 1959 until 1990, to produce major economic and social transformation. Trocki discusses how Singapore became a workers paradise, but what the city gained in material advancement it paid for in intellectual and cultural sterility. Based on the latest research, Singapore addresses the question of control in one of the most prosperous and dynamic economies in the world, providing a compelling history of post-colonial Singapore

Geography · Asian Studies and History · Socioeconomic Development in Asia · asia · Contrôle social · Current Affairs · Economic conditions · Economic history · History · History of asia · Politics · Politics and government · Singapore · Social control