{"product_id":"singapore-singapura-nicholas-walton-9781787380103","title":"Singapore, Singapura: From Miracle to Complacency","description":"Modern Singapore is a miracle. Half a century ago it unwillingly became an independent nation, after it was thrown out of the Malay Federation. It was tiny, poor, almost devoid of resources, and in a hostile neighborhood. Now, this unlikely country is at the top of almost every global national index, from high wealth and low crime to superb education and much-envied stability. But have these achievements bred a dangerous sense of complacency among Singapore's people? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNicholas Walton walked across the entire country in one day, to grasp what it was that made Singapore tick, and to understand the challenges that it now faces. \u003cem\u003eSingapore, Singapura\u003c\/em\u003e teases out the island's story, from mercantilist Raffles and British colonial rule, through the war years, to independence and the building of the current miracle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are challenges ahead, from public complacency and the constraints of authoritarian democracy to changing geographic realities and the difficulties of balancing migration in such a tiny state. Singapore's second half-century will be just as exacting as the one since independence--as Walton warns, talk of a \"Singapore model\" for our hyper-globalized world must face these realities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Walton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1787380106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787380103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hurst \u0026amp; Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2019","brand":"Nicholas Walton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984325017855,"sku":"9781787380103","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b0e1151-caaf-4a92-8a71-3b9aeec262c1.jpg?v=1683271738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/singapore-singapura-nicholas-walton-9781787380103","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}