| The              Library of Congress>>Especially              for Researchers>>Research              Centers   Home >> Country             Studies >> SingaporeFindinFederal Research                      Division PagesResearchers                      Web PagesAll Library of Congress PagesA Country Study: Singapore**Library of Congress Call Number DS609                   .S55 1991**- Singapore  ForewordAcknowledgments
- Preface  Country                       Profile  - Visit new updated                       Profile(PDF)- Country  GeographySociety
- Economy  Transportation                           and CommunicationsGovernment                           and Politics
- National                           Security    Introduction- Chapter                       1. Historical Setting  (Barbara Leitch LePoer)                          - Pre-Colonial                           Era       - Temasek                               and Singapura  Johore                               SultanateFounding                           and Early Years, 1819-26
Anglo-Dutch                               Competition
- Raffles'                               Dream  Early                               Administration and GrowthA                           Flourishing Free Port, 1826-67
Financial                               Success
- A                               Cosmopolitan Community   Crown                           Colony, 1867-1918Between                           the World Wars, 1919-41
- World                           War II, 1941-45    - The                               Japanese Malaya Campaign  Shonan:                               Light of the SouthAftermath                           of War, 1945-55
Economic                               and Social Recovery
- Political                               Awakening   Road                           to Independence, 1955-65- People's                               Action Party  Singapore                               as Part of MalaysiaTwo                           Decades of Independence, 1965-85
Under                               Lee Kuan Yew
- Toward                               New Leadership       - Chapter                       2 - The Society and Its Environment  (Donald R. DeGlopper)                            - Physical                           Setting   Population- Population,                               Vital Statistics, and Migration  Population                               Control PoliciesPopulation                               Distribution and Housing Policies
- Ethnic                           and Linguistic Groups    - Ethnic                               Categories  The                               ChineseThe                               Malays
- The                               Indians  Singaporean                               IdentityLanguage                               Planning
- The                           Social System    - Ethnicity                               and Associations  Social                               Stratification and MobilityFamily,                               Marriage, and Divorce
- Religion    - Temples                               and Festivals  Religion                               and EthnicityReligious                               Change
- Health                           and Welfare    - Medical                               Services and Public Health  Mortality                               and MorbidityAIDS                               Policy
- Education    - The                               School System  Education                               and Singaporean Identity- Chapter                       3 - The Economy  (Margaret Sullivan)                          - Patterns                           of Development  Economic                           Roles of the Government- Budgeting                               and Planning  Economic                               Boards- Economic                                   Development Board  Small                                   Enterprise BureauNational                                   Productivity Board
- Trade                                   Development Board   Land                               Management and Development- Housing                                   and Development Board  Urban                                   Renewal AuthorityJurong                                   Town Corporation
- Forced                               Savings and Capital Formation  State-Owned                               EnterprisesPublic                               Utilities
- Policies                               for the Future  PrivatizationManpower                           and Labor
Industrial                               Relations and Labor Unions
- Wage                               Policies  Foreign                               LaborManpower                               Training
- Industry    - Industrialization                               Policy  Information                               TechnologyPetroleum
- Trade,                           Tourism, and Telecommunications    - Foreign                               Trade  Trading                               Partners- United                                   States  JapanAssociation                                   of Southeast Asian Nations
- Other                                   Trading Partners   TourismTelecommunications
- Finance    - Currency,                               Trade, and Investment Regulation  Financial                               Center DevelopmentInternational                               Financial Organizations
- Transportation    - Sea  LandAir
- Agriculture      - Chapter                       4. Government and Politics  (Ronald J. Cima and Donald                       R. DeGlopper)                            - Government                           Structure         - Form                               of Government  Constitutional                               FrameworkMajor                               Governmental Bodies
The                                   President
- The                                   Executive  The                                   LegislatureElections
- The                                   Judiciary   The                               Public ServiceThe                               Public Bureaucracy
- Statutory                               Boards  Public                               EnterprisesParapolitical                               Institutions
- Political                           Parties   Political                           Dynamics - Power                               Structure  Political                               CultureKey                           Political Issues
Succession
- Relations                               Between State and Society    - The                                   Government's Economic Role  The                                   Limits of Government ControlPolitical                               Opposition
- Foreign                           Policy     - Governing                               Precepts and Goals  Regional- Association                                   of Southeast Asian Nations  MalaysiaIndonesia
- Indochina   Superpowers- The                                   United States  ChinaThe                                   Soviet Union
- The                           Media       - Chapter                       5 - National Security  (Rodney P. Katz)                            - The                           Armed Forces        - Historical                               Development          - British                                   Military Involvement, 1819-1942  Japanese                                   Invasion, December 1941-February 1942Decline                                   of British Military Influence, 1945-75
- Growth                                   of the Armed Forces   Organization                               and Mission of the Armed Forces- Army  Air                                   ForceNavy
- People's                                   Defence Force and National Cadet Corps   Military                               Establishment- Defense                                   Spending  Role                                   in SocietyUniforms                                   and Insignia
- Recruitment                                   and Training of Personnel  Defense                                   IndustriesStrategic                               Perspective
Total                                   Defence Concept
- Military                                   Relations with Other Countries    Public                           Order and Internal Security- Subversive                               Threats    - The                                   Communist Threat, 1945-63  Indonesia's                                   Destabilization Attempts, 1963-66Subversive                                   Political Groups, 1965 to the Present
- Crime                               and Law Enforcement    - Trends                                   in Criminal Activities  Organization,                                   Recruitment, and Training of PoliceJudicial                                   System
- Prisons                                   and Rehabilitation Centers   Civil                               Defense- Appendix. Tables    BibliographyGlossary

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