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Our inclusive society : going forward.
The Singapore Perspectives series is a yearly publication that provides critical analysis of emerging trends and issues Singapore faces in terms of social, economic and political development. It is a quick and essential reference for understanding the broad policy discussions that animate thought le...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Singapore] : Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ :
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore : Institute of Policy Studies ; World Scientific,
©2012.
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| Colección: | Singapore perspectives ;
2011. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword; Acknowledgements; Editor's Acknowledgements; Section I: Our Inclusive Society: Going Forward; Welcome Remarks Ong Keng Yong; Keynote Address Wong Kan Seng; Introduction; Part 1: Global City, Endearing Home; Part 2: Our Way Forward; Preserve what is unique about Singapore; Ensuring that growth and change benefits Singaporeans; Being prepared to make adjustments; Conclusion; Section II: Global City; Chapter 1 Between Nation-State and Global City Derek da Cunha; BETWEEN NATION NATION-STATE AND GLOBAL CITY; MONACO OF THE EAST; THE BET ON CASINOS; A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY.
- OPINIONS AND PRACTICES IN A GLOBAL CITYChapter 2 Singapore as a Global City: A Balancing Act Sylvia Lim; HOW FAR CAN SINGAPORE BE A HUB FOR CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IF IT MAINTAINS AN ILLIBERAL CLIMATE?; THERE HAS BEEN A PALPABLE SENSE OF LOSS OF IDENTITY AND NATION IN VIEW OF THE RAPID PACE OF CHANGE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS; WE CAN RECLAIM SOME IDENTITY AND SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH EMPOWERMENT AND MUTUAL SUPPORT; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 I ... Singaporean T. Sasitharan; Discussant Notes Ong Ye Kung; Section III: Caring Community; Chapter 4 We Do Care ... Or Do We? T. Raja Segar; DONATION STATISTICS.
- VOLUNTEERISMCONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 Including The Disadvantaged in a Meritocratic Singapore: Past, Present and Future Denise Phua; INTRODUCTION; ON ENABLING AND INCL INCLUDING THE DISABLED; ON INCLUDING THE POOR AND LOW-SKILLED; PRINCIPLES UNDERPINNING SINGAPORE'S SOCIAL SAFETY NET; PRINCIPLE ONE: SELF-RELIANCE, WORK BEFORE WELFARE; PRINCIPLE TWO: FAMILY
- THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENCE; PRINCIPLE THREE: MANY HELPING HANDS; WHOSE JOB IS IT ANYWAY TO CREATE A CARING SOCIETY?; GOVERNMENT; ADVOCATES; INDIVIDUALS; CONCLUSION; Chapter 6 Theatre is a Language Kok Heng Luen.
- THE CARING COMMUNITYINVENTION OF THEATRE AS DEFINED BY AUGUSTO BOAL; THE EMPOWERED SPECTATOR: SPECT-ACTOR; COMMUNITY MAKING THEATRE; THEATRE IS A LANGUAGE; Discussant Notes T.K. Udairam; Section IV: Singapore Spirit; Chapter 7 The Singapore Spirit: An Immigrant Perspective Ori Sasson; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SINGAPOREAN?; Complaining, Eating, and Shopping; Paradox One: Hard Work versus Lucky Draw; Parado Paradox Two: Conformity versus Desire to Excel; Paradox Three: Scared : to Lose, but not the Mobile Phone; Paradox Four: World Class ... or Are We?; THE SINGAPORE SPIRIT.
- CONCLUSIONChapter 8 The Singapore Spirit is Not a Pontianak! What is it? Woffles Wu; Chapter 9 Localism versus Globalism Janadas Devan; Proposition One: Socially meaningful life exists locally, in a particular time and place, or it does not exist at all.; Proposition Two: The global economy is a fact completely at variance with the first proposition.; Discussant Notes Lai Ah Eng; INTRODUCTION; SOME COMMENTS ON SPEAKERS' POINTS; KIASU-ISM: A NEGATIVE ASPECT OF THE SINGAPORE SPIRIT; POSITIVE ASPECT ASPECTS OF THE SINGAPORE SPIRIT; MIGRATION AND THE LOCAL-GLOBAL CHALLENGE TO THE SINGAPORE SPIRIT.