Singapore Institute of Standards and Industrial Research2007-11-121982-04-012007-11-121973http://hdl.handle.net/10625/5222Focusses on the role of successive governments in education, housing and economic development in the framework of Singapore's transformation from a British colony to an independent republic.Text1 digital file (112 p.)Application/pdfenSINGAPOREGOVERNMENT POLICYECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL CHANGEHISTORICAL ANALYSISPOLITICAL PARTIESSOCIAL POLICYEDUCATIONAL POLICYTECHNICAL EDUCATIONECONOMIC GROWTHINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINVESTMENT PROMOTIONFOREIGN INVESTMENTFrom colony to nation - state : a political, economic and social background to the role of government in promoting development in Singapore, particularly since the Second World WarWorking Paper