The political economy of Singapore's industrialization : national, state, and international capital

A study which challenges the dominant understanding of Singapore as a case where "correct" policies have made rapid industrialization possible and which raises questions about the possibility and appropriateness of its emulation. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Theoretical Introduction....Pages 1-30 Pre-Industrial Singapore: General Structural Developments up until 1959....Pages 31-49 The Political Pre-Conditions....Pages 50-84 Export-Oriented Manufacturing....Pages 85-141 Second Industrial Revolution....Pages 142-188 Singapore’s Future as a NIC....Pages 189-206 Conclusions: Singapore and the New International Division of Labour....Pages 207-215 Back Matter....Pages 216-266