{"product_id":"can-singapore-survive-new-updated-edition","title":"Can Singapore Survive? (New Updated Edition)","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr Lee Kuan Yew once famously said “when I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell you that it will exist.” As a small island city-state in what has been hitherto a turbulent region, the fundamental question of “Can Singapore Survive?” will remain an eternal dilemma for Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is why this revised and updated edition of Kishore Mahbubani’s 2015 collection of essays is as relevant as ever. The issues addressed in the first edition remain of concern – water, transportation, carbon emissions, education, economic development, globalisation, inequality, uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition covers these topics and also discusses more recent developments in 16 new essays and a new preface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndeed, since this first edition appeared in 2015, Singapore has experienced major challenges: the passing away of Mr Lee Kuan Yew; the major Covid-19 shock; the turbulence in neighbouring countries; the rising US-China geopolitical contest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the biggest danger Singapore faces is complacency. One key goal of this book is to encourage the development of such a culture of constant reflection and self-examination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor young Singaporeans who never experienced third-world Singapore or direct contact with the great founding fathers of Singapore, these essays may provide a glimpse of the hard-headed thinking that also explains Singapore’s exceptional success over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Straits Times Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47654294126889,"sku":"9789814827294","price":35.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/CanSingaporeSurviveUpdatedEdFrontCover.jpg?v=1707992451","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/can-singapore-survive-new-updated-edition","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}