|
|
|
|
| |
 |
|
From Third World to First : The Singapore Story:
1965-2000 (Hardcover) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sale: $26.95 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Buy this book with other books at a significant discount.
See below!!! Take advantage of these
Special Offers... |
|
|
|
|
|
Authors, Publishers:
Click
here
to send recent updates about this page or to submit a new title. |
|
|
|
WAIT!!! ADD |
The Willie
Lynch Letter and the Destruction of Black Unity |
FOR ONLY $1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
Description: |
From Booklist: Yew is not an endearing figure. He is arrogant,
self-righteous, and seems unduly sensitive to criticism by "outsiders"
of Singapore's record on human rights. Despite occasional efforts to
hide his less-than-pleasant characteristics, they often burst through in
his long and often fascinating account of the dramatic transformation of
this island nation into a stable and prosperous society. As prime
minister for more than three decades, Yew certainly merits credit for
Singapore's emergence, and there is much to be learned from his version
of his stewardship. This is a detailed and sometimes difficult read,
particularly if one lacks a strong grounding in macroeconomics. Still,
his description of the difficulties of nation building in a multiethnic
society has great value; his efforts to mesh Western concepts of free
enterprise with Third World traditions of a "guided economy" may not
have universal applicability, but they deserve close scrutiny. This is
an essential contribution in efforts to understand why some societies
seem so successful in becoming important players in the global economy.
Jay Freeman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved |
|
|
|
About the Author: |
|
|
|
|
|
| Also by the Author:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
