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ID112103
Title ProperPlanning for success
Other Title InformationSingapore, the model city-state?
LanguageENG
AuthorHenderson, Joan C
Publication2012.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This article discusses issues of development in Singapore and their implications for other rapidly growing urban areas in Asia. Formerly a British colony, the multiethnic republic of Singapore has flourished in the nearly fifty years since achieving independence. The article explores Singapore's distinctive economic and political systems and assesses official approaches to plan both its physical and sociocultural environments. It also discusses how Singapore's foreign policy impacts the country's role as a popular tourist destination. The city-state's government has critics, but Singapore's efficiency, economic successes, safety and security are impossible to deny. However, maintaining momentum and securing sustainable growth will be a challenge for policy makers in the years ahead due to new domestic and international uncertainties. While Singapore's experiences are unique, analysis of this city-state helps illuminate both development processes at work in Asia and methods for managing such changes. Given the projected expansion of Asian metropolitan areas, dealing effectively with the problems that arise alongside urbanization is a critical task confronting authorities across much of the region.
`In' analytical NoteJournal of International Affairs Vol. 65, No.2; Spring-Summer 2012: p.69-83
Journal SourceJournal of International Affairs Vol. 65, No.2; Spring-Summer 2012: p.69-83
Key WordsPlanning ;  Singapore ;  Model City - State ;  Sociocultural Environments ;  Singapore's Foreign Policy ;  Singapore’s Foreign Policy