This volume reflects on the past, present, and future of Singapore's economy and society through selected works from leading government figures, academics, and practitioners.The chapters of this volume are organised according to the different kinds of society that Singapore has become or is evolving into — namely, an inclusive, tech-adept, silver, sustainable, and globalised society. Part I covers Singapore's approaches to improving social mobility, as well as her unique labour mod...

This volume reflects on the past, present, and future of Singapore's politics and society through selected works from leading government figures, academics, and practitioners.The chapters of this volume detail the crucial drivers of Singapore's success — namely, good governance, a renewed social compact, and enduring bilateral relations. Part I covers insights about governing values and philosophies, leadership succession, and the country's political system. Part II details contemp...

This book presents insights on Singapore's economy and society from leading thinkers, based on selected commentaries from Singapore Perspectives conference series co-published by Institute of Policy Studies and World Scientific. Contributed by the who's who of Singapore's government, business and academia circles, they provide diverse viewpoints over economic transformation, globalisation and regionalism, national identity, emerging group differences, ageing, among other important issues.I...

Energy consumption level is a significant indicator in measuring a nation's economic, scientific and technological progress. The energy industry in China is a topic of interest for many researchers, given the rapid industrialization taking place in the country for the past ten years. This book provides a comprehensive “map” of energy industry in China based on objective data, and uses this data to analyze the status and current trends in the industry. It also focuses on the challenges that...