1st Edition

Multinationals and the growth of the Singapore economy (Routledge Revivals)

By Hafiz Mirza Copyright 2011
    316 Pages
    by Routledge

    334 Pages
    by Routledge

    First published in 1986, this book examines the nature of the Singapore economy and the role of multinationals within it. It describes the growth and development of the economy and its increasingimportance as a key financial, service and industrial centre in the world economy. It loks at the government policies which have attracted multinationals and it assesses why Singapore is so attractive, comparing Singapore to other East Asian economies. It concludes by evaluating Singapore's prospects for continuing as a vast off-shore deregulated money-making machine.

    1. Introduction  2. The politics of economic transformation: an historical overview  3. Multinational enterprise in the manufacturing sector  4. The role of multinational companies in banking, finance and the services  5. Singapore and the emerging international economic order  6. The future of Singapore

    Biography

    Hafiz Mirza