The Economic Growth of Singapore

by W.G. Huff

Book Overview

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the economic development of Singapore, easily the leading commercial and financial centre in Southeast Asia throughout the twentieth century. This development has been based on a strategic location at the crossroads of Asia, a free trade economy, and a dynamic entrepreneurial tradition. Initial twentieth-century economic success was linked to a group of legendary Chinese entrepreneurs, but by mid-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521629446
• ISBN13: 9780521629447
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"