In Lieu of Ideology : An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee /

Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself as the colony's foremost social scie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Ooi, Kee Beng
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Goh, Keng Swee, > 1918-2010.
Statesmen.
Politics and government
Cabinet officers.
Hommes d'État > Singapour > Biographies.
Ministres > Singapour > Biographies.
Statesmen > Singapore > Biography.
Cabinet officers > Singapore > Biography.
Singapore.
Singapour > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siecle.
Singapore > Politics and government > 20th century.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself as the colony's foremost social scientist, having carried out groundbreaking surveys on urban poverty and housing. He immediately initiated pioneering projects that laid the ground for the island's economic success.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (307 pages).
ISBN:9789814311328

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