Economic Growth and Development in Singapore

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In this title, Gavin Peebles and Peter Wilson offer an historical overview of the rapid growth and development of the Singapore economy, detailing the institutions and policies which have made this growth possible. They examine the current state of the economy and its future in terms of prospective growth and structural change. The authors discuss the conflicting views on the role of government and the public sector in the economy, and analyse the quality and sustainability of growth. They explore the strucural changes which have occurred due to high rates of savings and investment, a large balance of payments surplus and monetary, financial and fiscal conditions. Important in this analysis is the extent to which Singaporeans themselves have benefited in terms of welfare. The authors also identify the key roles played by trade policy, and financial and exchange rate institutions in creating and sustaining growth. In the aftermath of the Asian and financial crisis, they assess the current health of the economy and the implementation of reforms to achieve the government's vision of a "new Singapore".

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'Peebles and Wilson have written an excellent account of what is surely one of the twentieth century's most remarkable transformations. Anyone who wants an up-to-date, balanced and authoritative guide to the economy of modern Singapore is strongly advised to start with their book. Not the least of its virtues is a comprehensive bibliography and a good guide to further reading.' -- Anne Booth, EH. Net
'. . . clearly written and well-organized. . . This volume is one of those rare academic works that would make pleasurable reading on a trans-Pacific flight. Highly Recommended. General readers, all levels of undergraduates, and professionals.' -- S.J. Gabriel, Choice
'This is an extremely readable and comprehensive account of one of the most successful stories of economic development in the late 20th Century. In Economic Growth and Development in Singapore, Gavin Peebles and Peter Wilson examine various perspectives on the city-state's economic development, and combine theory and empirical detail with aplomb. Their new text is a very welcome addition to the development literature.' -- Christopher M. Dent, University of Leeds, UK

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List of figures	p. viii
List of tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xii
Introduction, themes and structure of the book	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Themes	p. 4
Structure of the book	p. 20
Foundations for growth	p. 24
Geographic and demographic aspects	p. 24
Political aspects	p. 29
Politics and development: past, present and future	p. 38
Major institutions	p. 41
The foundations for sustained growth	p. 49
The growth experience	p. 51
Output growth	p. 51
Input growth and their contributions to growth	p. 55
The TFP debate	p. 58
Capital--output ratios as estimates of efficiency	p. 66
TFP and future growth	p. 68
Consequences of the TFP debate	p. 70
Structural change	p. 72
Composition of expenditures	p. 72
The generation and use of national saving	p. 79
Explaining the increase in the saving rate	p. 81
The future of saving rates	p. 86
The CPF system and saving	p. 87
The CPF and the adequacy of private saving	p. 91
The future of the CPF	p. 94
Structural change in production	p. 95
The manufacturing sector	p. 96
The future of manufacturing	p. 101
The services sector	p. 103
Factor incomes and structural change	p. 103
Change in occupational structure	p. 105
Monetary, financial and fiscal aspects	p. 108
Singapore's monetary system	p. 108
The future of the Singapore currency	p. 110
The future of money in Singapore	p. 111
Financial sector	p. 113
The future of banking	p. 117
Fiscal features	p. 120
Government financial accumulation	p. 131
Fiscal future	p. 131
Implications	p. 133
Development indicators and welfare	p. 134
Indigenous GNP per capita	p. 135
Human development	p. 136
Stress	p. 140
Crime	p. 141
Education	p. 143
Health	p. 144
Environment and leisure	p. 146
Income inequality	p. 147
Is Singapore a developed country?	p. 153
Trade, trade policy and growth	p. 159
Dependence on trade	p. 160
Dependence on foreign resources	p. 169
Vulnerability to external shocks	p. 175
International competitiveness	p. 179
Singapore's trade policy	p. 185
Growing a second wing	p. 188
Restructuring the external sector	p. 190
Open regionalism	p. 195
International finance and growth	p. 203
The balance of payments	p. 204
Exchange rates and exchange rate policy	p. 211
The Singapore dollar and international competitiveness	p. 217
Are Singapore's reserves too high?	p. 223
Singapore as an international financial centre	p. 230
The internationalization of the Singapore dollar	p. 234
Monetary integration in Asia?	p. 238
Back to the future: continuity or real paradigm shift?	p. 244
The recent recessions	p. 244
The present is the past again	p. 248
The 2001 recession is different but the policy reactions were the same	p. 249
A paradigm shift?	p. 251
The political future	p. 257
Regulation not control	p. 258
Supervision not regulation	p. 259
Personal saving problem	p. 260
Services not manufacturing	p. 261
Foreign talent and foreign firms are welcome	p. 263
'Education, education, education'	p. 264
From rationalization to globalization	p. 266
A developed country at last?	p. 268
Statistics and sources	p. 272
Singapore election systems: results and implications	p. 276
Suggestions for further reading	p. 281
Bibliography	p. 287
Index	p. 320
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