Dynamics of the Singapore Success Story: Insights by Ngiam Tong Dow

Singapore's success story has been widely read. How and why this transformation came about, however, has seldom been publicly analyzed and articulated. Very few insiders with firsthand experience have chosen to illuminate the fundamental public policies guiding Singapore's social and economic growth. Yet it is this aspect of the Singapore story that most intrigues outside observers.

Based on his rich, forty-year experience as a senior Singapore civil servant, Ngiam Tong Dow manages to present a clear picture in this book of Singapore's path toward success. It is a collection of his speeches, interviews, and articles delivered and written between 2004 and 2010. According to Ngiam, what lies behind Singapore's spectacular achievements from 1959 onward is the island nation s relentless pursuit of knowledge as the critical lever for development. Singapore is the forerunner of knowledge-based economies emerging in this new millennium.

Key Features:
(1) Retells the Singapore success story from the perspective of knowledge-based economy
(2) Unveils Singapore's public-policy decisions in the early days
(3) Provides an insider's perspective on how Singapore evolved from Third World to First
(4) Written by Singapore's retired top civil servant, Mr Ngiam Tong Dow