{"product_id":"singapore-singapura-from-miracle-to-complacency-paperback","title":"Singapore, Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Walton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModern Singapore is a miracle. Half a century ago it unwillingly became an independent nation, after it was thrown out of the Malay Federation. It was tiny, poor, almost devoid of resources, and in a hostile neighborhood. Now, this unlikely country is at the top of almost every global national index, from high wealth and low crime to superb education and much-envied stability. But have these achievements bred a dangerous sense of complacency among Singapore's people? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicholas Walton walked across the entire country in one day, to grasp what it was that made Singapore tick, and to understand the challenges that it now faces. \u003cem\u003eSingapore, Singapura\u003c\/em\u003e teases out the island's story, from mercantilist Raffles and British colonial rule, through the war years, to independence and the building of the current miracle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are challenges ahead, from public complacency and the constraints of authoritarian democracy to changing geographic realities and the difficulties of balancing migration in such a tiny state. Singapore's second half-century will be just as exacting as the one since independence--as Walton warns, talk of a \"Singapore model\" for our hyper-globalized world must face these realities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Walton is a former BBC World Service journalist who worked and reported from around the world for fourteen years before moving to the European Council on Foreign Relations. He previously lived in Singapore; now based in the Netherlands, he reports on education and the media for the \u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e Intelligence Unit. His \u003cem\u003eGenoa, 'La Superba'\u003c\/em\u003e is also published by Hurst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.28 x 7.82 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42745058951231,"sku":"9781787384910","price":40.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ce4d41c3cbbad192e3f57218b2d2cbed.webp?v=1765170610","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/singapore-singapura-from-miracle-to-complacency-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}