SYNOPSIS

The anthology of 23 reproduced articles focuses primarily on the dynamics and tensions resulting from decades of sustained development. They address such questions as the social and institutional challenges the development process has thrown up, whether the ensuing social changes are likely to precipitate political liberalization, the social and cultural implications of Singapore's comprehensive incorporation into a globalized economy, and whether globalization is helping cultivate one of the world's more cosmopolitan society or is arousing reactive nationalist sentiments. They were originally published between 1992 and 1998. There is no subject index.