Singapore: Past Perfect, Future Tense?
Abstract
Issues
The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:
- Recognize the importance of government in creating a pro-business environment in a country
- Appreciate the efforts made by a country, which has serious resource limitations, to sustain growth
- Analyze the challenges facing a country
Contents | |
Introduction | |
Background Note | |
The Rise of Singapore | |
From Low Cost to High Value | |
Focus Areas in the 1980s | |
The 1985 Slowdown | |
The Early to Mid 1990s | |
Singapore: A Knowledge Economy | |
Initiatives for Future Growth | |
Challenges | |
Outlook | |
Exhibits |
Keywords
Singapore, Future prospects for Singapore, Singapore economy, New initiatives, Singapore strengths, Singapore challenges, The rise of Singapore, top financial centers, economic hub, industrial achievements, sovereign nation, People's Action Party (PAP), low-cost manufacturing hub, electronic products, oil refinery products, international trade fluctuations, developing Singapore, fishing village, Pu-luo-chung, crown colony