دانلود کتاب Debating Singapore: Reflective Essays

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Contents\nIntroduction\nEntree\n1. The intellectual\'s role in society\nDemocracy under scrutiny\n2. Give me liberty or give me wealth\n3. Nominated MPs: some check is better than no check\n4. Foolish to hamper democracy\'s growth\n5. A minimum working hypothesis of democracy for Singapore\n6. For a communitarian democracy in Singapore\nDebating ethnicity, welfarism and population trends\n7. Ethnic peace: a unique contribution\n8. An ethnically diverse nation\'s task\n9. The paradox of ethnic-based self-help groups\n10. Welfarism and an affluent Singapore\n11. A declining birthrate\nAspects of Singaporeanness\n12. Comparing the Singaporean undergraduate with the American\n13. Kiasuism and the withering away of Singaporean creativity\n14. Frugality jockeys with conspicuous consumption\n15. Is Singlish becoming a language of prestige?\n16. Where gilded youth are lacking in heart\nCritiquing the arts and popular culture\n17. What sort of culture should Singapore have?\n18. The West, popular culture, and Singapore\n19. The arts and the market\n20. New reach for Singapore\'s English-language theatre\n21. Being obsessed with things sexual in the arts\n22. Self-congratulation: hallmark of the Singapore arts scene\nUrbanism and the search for space\n23. Understanding a society\'s needs for space\n24. Key urban challenges amidst rapid change\n25. Eye on the Concept Plan\n26. A new urbanism communicated by shopping centres\nThe economy: new directions, old problems\n27. Corporate networking: where to next?\n28. Creating a new urban elite for Singapore\n29. Privatization may not be the best answer\n30. Domestic enterprises: levelling the playing field\n31. When will Singapore become a developed country?\nContributors