Can Singapore fall?
Subtitle: making the future for Singapore
By: Lim Siong Guan
Contributors: Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore)
Series: IPS-Nathan lectures; IPS-Nathan Lecture series
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 111
ISBN-13: 9789813238626; 9789813238077
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Politics and government; Social conditions; Economic conditions; Economic policy; 83.00 economics: general; Economic history
Description: "Lim Siong Guan, Singapore's former Head of Civil Service (1999-2005) was the Institute of Policy Studies' 4th S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the three IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between September and November 2017, and highlights of his dialogue with the audience. Lim addresses the question, "Can Singapore Fall?", by examining the state of Singapore today and proposing what Singapore and Singaporeans must do in order to prevent economic and social decline. Taking inspiration from Sir John Glubb's essay, The Fate of Empires and Search for Survival, Lim urges Singaporeans to counter decline by observing the "three legs of honour": Trust, Diversity, and Excellence. These include becoming a gracious society and building up a culture of innovation, excellence and outwardness. Lim also reminds us that cultural change takes a generational effort to effect; for change to happen, Singaporeans must thus act with urgency and act now for the well-being of future generations. The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The S R Nathan Fellow delivers a series of lectures during their term to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; About the Moderators; Lecture I; title: The Accidental Nation; Question-and-Answer Session; Moderator: Tan Tai Yong; Lecture II; title: The Fourth Generation; Question-and-Answer Session; Moderator: Kuik Shiao-yin; Lecture III; title: The Way of Hope; Question-and-Answer Session; Moderator: Gillian Koh.