In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee by Ooi, Kee Beng

In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789814311311)

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In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee by Ooi, Kee Beng

In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee

$74.90
In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee by Ooi, Kee Beng

In Lieu of Ideology: An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee

$74.90
Format: Hardcover
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Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan Became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself s the colony's foremost social scientist, having carried out groundbreaking surveys on urban poverty and housing. He immediately initiated pioneering projects that laid the ground for the island's economic success. When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, Dr Goh took charge of building an army from scratch.

Author: Kee Beng Ooi
ISBN-10: 9814311316
ISBN-13: 9789814311311
Publisher: Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute
Language: English
Published: 08/27/2010
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.88d

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