{"product_id":"singapore-in-a-post-kyoto-world-tilak-doshi-9789814620390","title":"Singapore in a Post-Kyoto World: Energy, Environment and the Economy","description":"Singapore had, by the 1980s, emerged as one of the world's great oil refining and trading centres, with the \"East of Suez\" region within its sphere of influence. The city-state's policy-making went against the grain in much of its practice of economic development. It ensured that energy products were bought and sold in the domestic market at essentially global prices, in contrast to the common practice in developing countries of subsidizing energy fuels for social equity. Without a drop of oil of its own, Singapore also managed to attract large foreign investments in the capital-intensive oil refining and petrochemical manufacturing sectors in an export-oriented strategy. This was at a time when governments of most newly independent countries were busy trying to promote heavy industry by protectionist trade policies and import-substituting industrialization. The purpose of this book is two-fold. It is intended to introduce a host of energy-related discussions relevant to a wider group of readers who do not \"do energy\" for a living, yet are keenly interested in understanding the many complexities of modern industrial societies which need to balance economic, environmental, and security priorities of ordinary citizens. It is also meant to serve as an introductory assessment of key energy-related issues, with a particular relevance for small advanced countries such as Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilak Doshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9814620394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789814620390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Tilak Doshi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057463488767,"sku":"9789814620390","price":44.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0f71f9f-dcaa-4cf7-9505-588281283d45.jpg?v=1685047127","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/singapore-in-a-post-kyoto-world-tilak-doshi-9789814620390","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}