Refreshing The Singapore System: Recalibrating Socio-economic Policy For The 21st Century

Singapore''s rapid ascent from Third World to First since its independence in 1965 has won it acclaim as an ''economic miracle''. Economic success has been accompanied by impressive achievements in social development, as reflected in international rankings of human capital and human development.The city state''s achievements are founded on a socio-economic system characterised by low tax rates, fl...