Singapore and Asia : impact of the global financial tsunami and other economic issues / editors, Sng Hui Ying, Chia Wai Mun.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Sng, Hui Ying.

Chia, Wai Mun.

Conference Name:

NTU-MOE Seminars (2009 : Singapore)

NTU-MOE Seminars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Financial crises--Singapore--Congresses.

Financial crises.

Financial crises--Asia--Congresses.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Singapore--Economic policy--Congresses.

Singapore.

Asia--Economic policy--Congresses.

Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 203 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This text is a record of the annual effort by the economists at the Nanyang Technological University to provide analysis, interpretations and insights of contemporary economic issues affecting Singapore and Asia.

Contents:

Monetary and Fiscal Management and the Current Global Financial Crisis; The Surprising Resurgence of Fiscal Policy; Global Financial Tsunami: Can the Old Tool Still Work for Singapore?; The Global Financial Tsunami: Implications for the Asian Economies; The On-going Global Financial Crisis and Asian Regionalism; Crisis Identification, Remedies and Management in Singapore; Inflation, Exchange Rate and the Singapore Economy: A Policy Simulation; Workfare, Not Welfare: An Exploration on International Experiences and Policy Implications for Singapore; What's Human Life Worth?; Singapore's Future Population: Some implications of Scenarios to 2050; Oil, Economy and the Environment; Is the Environment a Game? Game Theoretical Analysis of the Kyoto Protocol.

Notes:

"This book is the result of ... a [NTU-MOE] seminar."--P. vii.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612761164

9781282761162

1282761161

9789814280464

9814280461

OCLC:

696161018