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ISBN 13 : 9780000989932
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (899 download)
Download or read book India on Our Minds Essays Tharman Shan written by and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ruth A. Shapiro
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811071195
Total Pages : 173 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Pragmatic Philanthropy written by Ruth A. Shapiro and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This cutting edge text considers how Asian philanthropists and charitable organizations break with Western philanthropic traditions and examines the key traits and trends that make social investment in Asia unique. Based on 30 case studies of excellent social delivery organizations (SDOs) and social enterprises as well as interviews with ultra-high net-worth individuals throughout Asia, this book examines which characteristics and strategies lead to successful philanthropy and social delivery organizations. Providing evidence based findings on philanthropy, social investment and social delivery organizations in Asia, this book provides invaluable resources for those wishing to deepen their understanding of the sector and what this means for political and economic development in the region.
Author : Cherian George
Publisher : Ethos Books
ISBN 13 : 9811449848
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited: Essays on Singapore Politics written by Cherian George and published by Ethos Books. This book was released on 2023-04-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Think of Singapore instead as the Air-Conditioned Nation—a society with a unique blend of comfort and central control, where people have mastered their environment, but at the cost of individual autonomy, and at the risk of unsustainability." Air-Conditioned Nation Revisited is an anthology of essays on Singapore politics by Cherian George. It draws upon his influential collection Singapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation (2000), on the country's politics of comfort and control, and from Singapore, Incomplete (2017), on its underdeveloped democracy. Updated for the impending transition to a new generation of leaders, this 20th anniversary edition of Air-Conditioned Nation offers critical reflections on continuity and change in Singapore’s unique political culture.
Author : Donald Low
Publisher : Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9971698293
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (716 download)
Download or read book Hard Choices written by Donald Low and published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore is changing. The consensus that the PAP government has constructed and maintained over five decades is fraying. The assumptions that underpin Singaporean exceptionalism are no longer accepted as easily and readily as before. Among these are the ideas that the country is uniquely vulnerable, that this vulnerability limits its policy and political options, that good governance demands a degree of political consensus that ordinary democratic arrangements cannot produce, and that the country's success requires a competitive meritocracy accompanied by relatively little income or wealth redistribution.But the policy and political conundrums that Singapore faces today are complex and defy easy answers. Confronted with a political landscape that is likely to become more contested, how should the government respond? What reforms should it pursue? This collection of essays suggests that a far-reaching and radical rethinking of the country's policies and institutions is necessary, even if it weakens the very consensus that enabled Singapore to succeed in its first fifty years.
Author : Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
ISBN 13 : 9888139312
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (881 download)
Download or read book Floating on a Malayan Breeze written by Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims—the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy—ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians. Not satisfied, they then went on to interview many more people in Malaysia and Singapore. What they found are two countries that have developed economically but are still struggling to find their souls.
Author : Timothy King
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9783030818371
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (183 download)
Download or read book Disruptive Technology in Banking and Finance written by Timothy King and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book exemplifies the potential of FinTech to deliver important economic and societal gains, such as enhancing competition and financial inclusion to deliver tailored financial products and services at more affordable prices and at greater convenience. The emergence of FinTech directly challenges the business models of incumbent financial intermediaries like banks, which are adapting by developing their own FinTech offerings and partnering with FinTech and large technology firms. FinTech also constitutes both known and unknown risks to financial stability and challenges regulators to evaluate whether existing regulations are sufficient. The emergence of FinTech as a global phenomenon requires insightful cross-country analysis and different perspectives to evaluate its development and associated opportunities and challenges. This book will be of interest to practitioners, regulators and students of this essential enabling technology that is a major component of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Author : Fabio Bassan
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857932365
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (579 download)
Download or read book The Law of Sovereign Wealth Funds written by Fabio Bassan and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bassan provides a remarkable compendium on the relevant laws, regulations, and standards affecting sovereign wealth funds. These institutions are now at the very centre of the global financial system and demand greater appreciation of their distinctive qualities as well as their likely implications for nation-states and the global economy. Bassan s book is a unique contribution to understanding the governance and regulation of these institutions and will be an important resource book for those who must grapple with the growing power and global scope of these institutions. Gordon L. Clark, University of Oxford, UK and Monash University, Australia This book covers a true vacuum in international legal literature thanks to its multi-facet in-depth analysis of SWFs, a new type of protagonists of transnational investments in the global economy. It analyses critically the various approaches put forth to pinpoint real nature, legal set-up, relevant features in the diverse operating activity of SWF in the perspective of addressing the issue of the most appropriate regulation that would ensure two apparently conflicting goals: the protection of SWF investments and of host states legitimate concerns for vital national political or economic interests and the diverse activities. On this basis, the author reviews the various international hard and soft law regulations proposed and the relevance of existing disciplines including Bilateral Investment Treaties. The full coverage of the issue of sovereign immunity in respect of SWF is a useful completion of the author s analysis. Giorgio Sacerdoti, Bocconi University, Italy This book provides a definition and classification for Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) and discusses its phenomenon within the legal context. It identifies the rules applicable to SWFs and focuses on the bilateral relationships between states. In eight extensive chapters, Fabio Bassan considers whether SWFs may enjoy immunity with respect to host state measures as well as protection in Bilateral Investment Treaties Written from an international law perspective, The Law of Sovereign Wealth Funds will appeal to students of international business, international organizations, banks and governments.
Author : Richard L. Revesz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199709475
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)
Download or read book Retaking Rationality written by Richard L. Revesz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-04-16 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That America's natural environment has been degraded and despoiled over the past 25 years is beyond dispute. Nor has there been any shortage of reasons why-short-sighted politicians, a society built on over-consumption, and the dramatic weakening of environmental regulations. In Retaking Rationality, Richard L. Revesz and Michael A. Livermore argue convincingly that one of the least understood-and most important-causes of our failure to protect the environment has been a misguided rejection of reason. The authors show that environmentalists, labor unions, and other progressive groups have declined to participate in the key governmental proceedings concerning the cost-benefit analysis of federal regulations. As a result of this vacuum, industry groups have captured cost-benefit analysis and used it to further their anti-regulatory ends. Beginning in 1981, the federal Office of Management and Budget and the federal courts have used cost-benefit analysis extensively to determine which environmental, health, and safety regulations are approved and which are sent back to the drawing board. The resulting imbalance in political participation has profoundly affected the nation's regulatory and legal landscape. But Revesz and Livermore contend that economic analysis of regulations is necessary and that it needn't conflict with-and can in fact support-a more compassionate approach to environmental policy. Indeed, they show that we cannot give up on rationality if we truly want to protect our natural environment. Retaking Rationality makes clear that by embracing and reforming cost-benefit analysis, and by joining reason and compassion, progressive groups can help enact strong environmental and public health regulation.
Author : Rehman Rashid
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Malaysian Journey written by Rehman Rashid and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author's account on his journey through the nation as a journalist visiting and exploring every Malaysian state.
Author : Roger Mais
Publisher : MacMillan Caribbean
ISBN 13 : 9781405062961
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (629 download)
Download or read book Brother Man written by Roger Mais and published by MacMillan Caribbean. This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1954, this is the tragic story of an honest Rastafarian healer caught up in a web of intrigue and betrayal in Jamaica's tough West Kingston slums. It is a portrait of a ghetto saint - an ordinary man selected by the universe to bring enlightenment to poor belittled people.
Author : Warren Frederick Ilchman
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253333926
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)
Download or read book Philanthropy in the World's Traditions written by Warren Frederick Ilchman and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1998-09-22 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though voluntary association for the public good is often thought of as a peculiarly Western, even Christian concept, this book demonstrates that there are rich traditions of philanthropy in cultures throughout the world. Essays study philanthropy in Buddhist, Islamic, Hindu, Jewish, and Native American religious traditions, as well as many other cultures.
Author : Shawn Li Song Seah
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811226709
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book My Father's Kampung: A History Of Aukang And Punggol written by Shawn Li Song Seah and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by author and speaker Shawn Seah, My Father's Kampung delves into the social history of Aukang and Punggol as it traces a son's journey to better understand and appreciate the kampung life his father lived. The book is rich in personal stories and oral histories of those who lived there from the 1940s to 1970s, brought to life by Seah's passionate narrative as well as illustrations and photos.This book is supported by the National Heritage Board, with Forewords by Robert Yeo and Montfort Alumni.
Author : Mark Ravinder Frost
Publisher : Editions Didier Millet
ISBN 13 : 9814385166
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (143 download)
Download or read book Singapore written by Mark Ravinder Frost and published by Editions Didier Millet. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brimming with verve and dramatic incident, Singapore: A Biography offers fresh insights into the life story of this island city-state through the personal experiences of the workers, adventurers, rulers and revolutionaries who have shaped its history over the last seven centuries. The authors, drawing on research undertaken in collaboration with the National Museum of Singapore, have woven together ancient chronicles, eyewitness accounts, oral histories and even modern radio and television broadcasts to create a vivid and compelling narrative that brings the past back to life. Grounded in scholarship yet fired by the imagination, this book reveals the Singapore story to have been as rich, diverse and multilayered as the city-state is prosperous, ordered and successful today.
Author : Lana Tracy Lewis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1434341372
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (343 download)
Download or read book Living Life Consciously written by Lana Tracy Lewis and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Life Consciously Living Life Consciously shares with you, your soul purpose, soul lesson and life lesson, each components of what constitutes your purpose in life. It reflects on your gifts and lessons, and how to actively and consciously implement them in your life in order to experience personal and spiritual enlightenment. As the ego and the soul come face to face on this earth plane, they become intertwined, and must learn to experience life holistically and from a common viewpoint. Thus begins the battle for both personal and soul growth. As you learn to love, appreciate and acknowledge every facet of who you are, you begin to experience your absolute potential through your innate power and uniqueness, which brings fulfillment, happiness and inner contentment. Together, the ego and the soul dance symbiotically to the rhythm of life. Living Life Consciously assists you to expand your awareness and thus encounter the blessings that life has to offer. Instead of battling to swim upstream you learn how to consciously manoeuvre your way downstream, going with the flow of life, rather than against it. You will learn how to interact with others and the dynamics of your relationships that either help or hinder you in your development towards self-growth and self-acceptance. Living Life Consciously teaches you that your purpose in life is not only to share your unique talents and abilities with others, but more importantly how to use your strengths to develop and embrace those aspects of yourself that you reject, thereby creating a 'whole' individual. Ultimately the ego and the soul are transformed and unite through the knowledge that they are inextricably interconnected. Together they create a harmonious, creative and constructive foundation needed to experience the joy and abundance ava
Author : Michael D. Barr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178673527X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)
Download or read book Singapore written by Michael D. Barr and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singapore gained independence in 1965, a city-state in a world of nation-states. Yet its long and complex history reaches much farther back. Blending modernity and tradition, ideologies and ethnicities, a peculiar set of factors make Singapore what it is today. In this thematic study of the island nation, Michael D. Barr proposes a new approach to understand this development. From the pre-colonial period through to the modern day, he traces the idea, the politics and the geography of Singapore over five centuries of rich history. In doing so he rejects the official narrative of the so-called 'Singapore Story'. Drawing on in-depth archival work and oral histories, Singapore: A Modern History is a work both for students of the country's history and politics, but also for any reader seeking to engage with this enigmatic and vastly successful nation.
Author : Geok Boi Lee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Syonan Years written by Geok Boi Lee and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christine Ingebritsen
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295802103
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Small States in International Relations written by Christine Ingebritsen and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Smaller nations have a special place in the international system, with a striking capacity to defy the expectations of most observers and many prominent theories of international relations. This volume of classic essays highlights the ability of small states to counter power with superior commitment, to rely on tightly knit domestic institutions with a shared "ideology of social partnership," and to set agendas as "norm entrepreneurs." The volume is organized around themes such as how and why small states defy expectations of realist approaches to the study of power; the agenda-setting capacity of smaller powers in international society and in regional governance structures such as the European Union; and how small states and representatives from these societies play the role of norm entrepreneurs in world politics -- from the promotion of sustainable solutions to innovative humanitarian programs and policies..
