SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES 2009<br> The Heart of the Matter

SINGAPORE PERSPECTIVES 2009
The Heart of the Matter

CONTENTS


FRONT MATTER Tan Tarn How	i
Section I The Big Picture
Chairman's Opening Address TOMMY KOH	3
Forging New Paths with Audacity and Vision PETER ONG	7
Section II Can Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore?
Can Singaporeans Afford a High-Cost Singapore? KEVIN SCULLY	19
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Alternative Approach Needed for Economy INDERJIT SINGH	23
Reaching Out to Low-Income Groups in Singapore LAURENCE LIEN	35
Section III Can Singaporeans Remain Rooted?
Can Singaporeans Remain Rooted? NORMAN VASU	47
Singaporean Rootedness: Taking Stock and Moving Forward TAN ERN SER	49
The “Problem” of Rootedness: An Emperor's Narrative? ELEANOR WONG	57
Section IV Can Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status?
Can Singapore Preserve Its Hub Status? TAN KIM SONG	69
Reinventing Singapore: Global City — From Host to Home TAN CHIN NAM	71
Can Singapore Advance as a Regional Hub? MANU BHASKARAN	83
Section V Can Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More?
Can Government Do Less, and Singaporeans Do More? MAVIS CHIONH	95
Where the Government Should Not Step Back DEBRA SOON	97
Trust and Let Go PHILIP JEYARETNAM	101
BACK MATTER Tan Tarn How	107
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