1st Edition

Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew

By S. C. Y. Luk, Peter Preston Copyright 2021
224 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book addresses key questions about how Singapore is likely to develop going forward, what are the key challenges facing the state, and how is the government going to deal with these matters. The book shows how important Lee Kuan Yew and subsequent individual leaders have been in shaping Singapore, and goes on to consider specific new challenges, including rapid population growth,... Read more

1. Analysing Singapore’s Historical Trajectory 2. The PAP’s Pursuit of Development 3. Development Policy in the post-Lee KY era 4. Singapore and the Digital World: Building a Smart Nation 5. Singapore: Dealing with the Covid-19 Virus 6. Singapore International Relations: Regional and Global Issues 7. Imagining Singapore: The National Past and Collective Memory 8. Afterword

Biography

S. C. Y. Luk is an Assistant Professor in Public Policy and Global Affairs at the School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

P. W. Preston is an Emeritus Professor of Political Sociology, University of Birmingham