Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ix
4. FOREWORD xi
5. MESSAGE xv
6. QUOTE xvi
7. PREFACE xvii
8. THE CONTRIBUTORS xxi
9. 1. Introduction 1
10. Section 1. SINGAPORE IN THE BIGGER PICTURE
11. 2. Singapore’s Foreign Policy 21
12. 3. Singapore and ASEAN 38
13. Section 2. LEADERSHIP, POLICY AND POLITICS
14. 4. PM Lee Hsien Loong and the “Third Generation” Leadership 51
15. 5. Political Consolidation in Singapore 67
16. 6. The Evolving Social Compact and the Transformation of Singapore 80
17. 7. The Ardour of Tokens 100
18. Section 3. THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE ECONOMY
19. 8. Singapore’s Changing Economic Model 123
20. 9. Globalizing State, Disappearing Nation 139
21. 10. Exploring New Engines for Growth 159
22. Section 4. THE TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY
23. 11. The Ageing Population 183
24. 12. Managing Labour Flows 199
25. 13. Social Mobility in Singapore 217
26. 14. Singapore’s Print Media Policy 242
27. 15. Control-shift 257
28. 16. The Transformation of Meritocracy 272
29. 17. Education in Singapore 288
30. 18. Religious Diversity in Singapore 309
31. Section 5. THE LAW
32. 19. The Penal Code Amendments of 2007 335
33. 20. “More Matter, with Less Art” 355
34. Section 6. MODIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
35. 21. The Greening of the Global City 387
36. 22. Recovering from the “Promethean Hangover”? Critical Reflections on the Remaking of Singapore as a Global City 400
37. 23. The Four Taps: Water Self-sufficiency in Singapore 417
38. Section 7. COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL SECURITY
39. 24. Community Confidence and Security 443
40. 25. National Security and Singapore 462
41. Section 8. LIFE IN SINGAPORE
42. 26. Culture, the Arts and the Global City 489
43. 27. Fluid Nation 504
44. 28. Suffer the Rebellious Children 521
45. 29. “It’s Like Rice on the Table, It’s Our Common Dish” 536
46. 30. Multiculturalism and the Problem of Solidarity 561
47. 31. Sexual Governance and the Politics of Sex in Singapore 579
48. 32. Conclusion 594
49. Index 607