From Third World to first : the Singapore story, 1965-2000 / memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-2015, author.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lee, Kuan Yew, 1923-2015.

Lee, Kuan Yew.

Prime ministers--Singapore--Biography.

Prime ministers.

Singapore--Economic conditions.

Singapore.

Singapore--Social conditions.

Singapore--History--1965-1990.

Singapore--History--1990-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (830 pages)

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Editions : Straits Times Press, 2000.

Contents:

Cover

Author's Note

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Part I Getting the Basics Right

1 . Going It Alone

2 . Building an Army from Scratch

3 . Britain Pulls Out

4 . Surviving Without a Hinterland

5 . Creating a Financial Centre

6 . Winning Over the Unions

7 . A Fair, Not Welfare, Society

8 . The Communists Self-destruct

9 . Straddling the Middle Ground

1 0 . Nurturing and Attracting Talent

1 1 . Many Tongues, One Language

1 2 . Keeping the Government Clean

1 3 . Greening Singapore

1 4 . Managing the Media

1 5 . Conductor of an Orchestra

Part II In Search of Space- Regional and International

1 6 . Ups and Downs with Malaysia

1 7 . Indonesia: From Foe to Friend

1 8 . Building Ties with Thailand, the Philipphines and Brunei

1 9 .Vietnam,Myanmar and Cambodia:Coming to Terms with the Modern World

2 0 . Asean-Unpromising Start, Promising Future

2 1 . East Asia in Crisis 1997-99

2 2 . Inside the Commonwealth Club

2 3 . New Bonds with Britain

2 4 . Ties with Australia and New Zealand

2 5 . South Asia's Legends and Leaders

2 6 . Following Britain into Europe

2 7 . The Soviet Union: An Empire Implodes

2 8 . America: The Anti-Communist Anchorman

2 9 . Strategic: Accord with the United States

3 0 . America's New Agenda

3 1 . Japan: Asia's First Miracle

3 2 . Lessons from Japan

3 3 . Korea: At the Crossroads

3 4 . Hong Kong's Transition

3 5 . Taiwan: The Other China

3 6 . China: The Dragon with a Long Tail

3 7 . Deng Xiaoping's China

3 8 . China Beyond Beijing

3 9 . Tiananmen

4 0 . China: To Be Rich Is Glorious

Part III Winding Up

4 1 . Passing the Baton

4 2 . My Family

4 3 . Epilogue

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 21, 2019).

Other Format:

Print version: Kuan Yew, Lee. From Third World to First : Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew Vol. 2.

ISBN:

9789814561778

9814561770

Publisher Number:

90102004373

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.