Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years
The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in 2014. It is part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The Fellowship was set up to fund further research into public policy, with the S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivering between four and six lectures each year. These lectures aim to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.Ho Kwon Ping was the 2014/15 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains the five IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between October 2014 and April 2015, as well as highlights of the accompanying dialogue with the audience. In his lectures, Ho looks forward to the next 50 years, offering innovative ideas and robust views on how governance and key institutions can evolve to ensure the sustainable continuation of Singapore — the 'improbable nation'.This book illuminates Ho's vision of a cohesively diverse Singapore lasting beyond the lifespan of his generation, and aims to get the young to ponder and discuss the kind of home, and future, they wish for.
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Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years
The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in 2014. It is part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The Fellowship was set up to fund further research into public policy, with the S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivering between four and six lectures each year. These lectures aim to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.Ho Kwon Ping was the 2014/15 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains the five IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between October 2014 and April 2015, as well as highlights of the accompanying dialogue with the audience. In his lectures, Ho looks forward to the next 50 years, offering innovative ideas and robust views on how governance and key institutions can evolve to ensure the sustainable continuation of Singapore — the 'improbable nation'.This book illuminates Ho's vision of a cohesively diverse Singapore lasting beyond the lifespan of his generation, and aims to get the young to ponder and discuss the kind of home, and future, they wish for.
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Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years

Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years

by Kwon Ping Ho
Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years

Ocean In A Drop, The - Singapore: The Next Fifty Years

by Kwon Ping Ho

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The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) in 2014. It is part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The Fellowship was set up to fund further research into public policy, with the S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivering between four and six lectures each year. These lectures aim to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.Ho Kwon Ping was the 2014/15 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains the five IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between October 2014 and April 2015, as well as highlights of the accompanying dialogue with the audience. In his lectures, Ho looks forward to the next 50 years, offering innovative ideas and robust views on how governance and key institutions can evolve to ensure the sustainable continuation of Singapore — the 'improbable nation'.This book illuminates Ho's vision of a cohesively diverse Singapore lasting beyond the lifespan of his generation, and aims to get the young to ponder and discuss the kind of home, and future, they wish for.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9789814730174
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 01/13/2016
Series: Ips-nathan Lecture Series
Pages: 156
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Lecture I Politics and Governance (20 October 2014) 1

Questions and Answers 27

Moderator Janadas Devon

Lecture II Economy and Business (12 November 2014) 33

Questions and Answers 57

Moderator Lee Tzu Yang

Lecture III Security and Sustainability (5 February 2015) 63

Questions and Answers 81

Moderator Ambassador Ong Keng Yong

Lecture IV Demography and Family (4 March 2015) 89

Questions and Answers 107

Moderator Dawn Yip

Lecture V Society and Identity (9 April 2015) 111

Questions and Answers

Moderator Janadas Devan 129

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