| In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee Contributor(s): Ooi, Kee Beng (Author) |
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ISBN: 9814311316 ISBN-13: 9789814311311 Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute OUR PRICE: $67.41 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2010353676 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.25 lbs) 332 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan Became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself s the colony's foremost social scientist, having carried out groundbreaking surveys on urban poverty and housing. He immediately initiated pioneering projects that laid the ground for the island's economic success. When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, Dr Goh took charge of building an army from scratch. |