Singapore
Consolidating the New Political Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16624919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kian Woon Kwok (0000-0001-7300-7359, corresponding author), Kwok Kian‐Woon |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 1995 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 291-308 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeast Asian affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-5437 • E-ISSN: 1793-9135 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/seaa95q |
| OpenAlex | W191159507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
In the early 1990s the Singapore state remains constant in its attention to sustaining economic growth and maintaining political stability. In pursuing these twin goals, however, the state responds to both the changing contours of the global economy and the widening aspirations of the citizenry at home. At the beginning of the decade, the political leadership launched the internationali zation of the economy with the concept of the Growth Triangle, forging mutually advantageous economic links between Singapore and its immediate neighbours, the state of Johor in Malaysia and Riau Island in Indonesia. In 1994 Singapore's regionalization drive began to assume a spectacular momentum and breadth with the republic establishing a new phase of economic ties with the two Asian giants, India and the People's Republic of China. The active and innovative role of the state in pursuing economic diplomacy with the emerging Asian countries ? without neglecting the developed countries ? was testimony to its genius in extending the frontiers of Singapore's economic growth. By the same token, the state took measures to enhance its capacity for seizing the new found opportunities in the Asian transformation. The year 1994 saw signs of a renewed pragmatism and a pronounced emphasis on political authority and social discipline. The continuing problem of political and administrative recruitment was addressed by establishing benchmarks for the salaries of government ministers and senior civil servants, with reference to the earnings of top professionals and executives in the private sector. The avowal of law and order, along with the assertion of national sovereignty, figured prominently in the official discourse on the caning of Michael Fay, an expatriate American teenager who was found guilty of vandalism. The year also opened and closed with official signals on the parameters of artistic and critical expression in Singapore
Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Asian Studies and History · Law · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2018 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |