Singapore has few natural resources, but, in a relatively short history, its economic and social development and transformation are nothing short of remarkable. Today Singapore is by far the most successful exemplar of material development in Southeast Asia and it often finds itself the envy of developed countries. Furthermore, over the last three and a half decades the ruling party has presided over the formation of a thriving community of Singaporeans who love and are proud of their country.
Nothing about these processes has been 'natural' in any sense of the word. Much of the...
Singapore has few natural resources, but, in a relatively short history, its economic and social development and transformation are nothing short o...
The peace agreement, major reconstruction efforts, and UN-supervised elections that followed Cambodia's dark period of civil war and genocide have not brought the democracy and reconstruction that was hoped for. This volume (written by a broad mix of Khmer and non-Khmer researchers) is the first study to assess the post-conflict democratization and reconstruction process in Cambodia in a systematic and in-depth empirical way.
The peace agreement, major reconstruction efforts, and UN-supervised elections that followed Cambodia's dark period of civil war and genocide have not...
