| A Mandarin and the Making of Public Policy: Reflections Contributor(s): Ngiam, Tong Dow (Author), Tay, Simon (Translator) |
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ISBN: 997169350X ISBN-13: 9789971693503 Publisher: NUS Press OUR PRICE: $24.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: Ngiam Tong Dow served in the elite Singapore Administrative Service for more than forty years. His vision, foresight, and leadership in economics and finance have helped transform Singapore into a text-book case in development economics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Southeast Asia |
| Dewey: 959.570 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.28" W x 8.76" (0.80 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Singapore's success story has increasingly been recognised but few have told it from the perspective of an insider. As a senior civil servant and mandarin from 1959 to 1999, Ngiam Tong Dow served with the founding generation of political leaders and contributed to the country's economic growth. In this book, he reflects on these experiences, sharing personal anecdotes and perceptive insights of Singapore's early decades. He also boldly questions some of the policies of government and emerging trends in the country to suggest how Singapore must change to survive and thrive in the future. |