Author/ Editor

Philip Yeo

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

338.95957 YEO

Synopsis

This book is an edited collection of Philip Yeo’s three IPS-Nathan Lectures, delivered from March to June 2025, and includes highlights of question-and-answer segments with our audience. The author shares his bold and unconventional approach to shaping Singapore's economic future, examining the past, present and future of Singapore's economic strategy across three interconnected themes: economic development, research and development (R&D) and innovation, and enterprise growth…

Author/ Editor

Teo You Yenn, Cassandra Yeap & Mok Zining

Publisher

Ethos Books

Call Number

306.85095957 TEO

Synopsis

Sociologist and bestselling author Teo You Yenn turns her eyes to the contours and rhythms of life inside families, exploring how ‘kiasu’ parents are made and investigating the ways in which inequality marks life in contemporary Singapore. An incisive exposé of how the logics of hierarchy, competition and unequal worth infect ordinary people’s lives. This book examines what these cost parents, children and the values one hold as a society... 

Author/ Editor

Shu Huang Ho and Graham Ong-Webb

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

355.3 NAT

Synopsis

National Service (NS) is one of Singapore's foundational public policies. This volume brings together a range of scholarly perspectives on NS which explore its past, present and future in four sections: The history of NS, NS in practice, debates on NS and an international perspective. Comprising chapters by individuals from varied backgrounds, National Service in Singapore offers a broad account of one of Singapore's oldest public policies…”

Author/ Editor

Yee Jenn Jong & Loke Hoe Yeong

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

324.25957 YEE

Synopsis

The book looks at the Workers' Party of Singapore rise to its current position as the leading opposition party, the struggles it has gone through, and insights from the recent 2025 general election where it fielded its 'best-ever slate of candidates'. This book is the successor to the author’s earlier bestseller, Journey in Blue: A Peek into the Workers' Party of Singapore…

Author/ Editor

Terence Ho

Publisher

World Scientific

Call Number

320.95957 HO

Synopsis

In this collection of essays written for Singapore's leading news organisations, Terence Ho trains his focus on the issues of the day: education, demographics, economic growth, inflation, taxes and social support, among others. These essays draw insights from the author's nearly two decades of experience in Singapore's Public Service, recognised as one of the world's most innovative…

Author/ Editor

Various Authors

Publisher

World Economic Forum

Call Number

-

Synopsis

Artificial intelligence is transforming how people learn, access knowledge and develop skills - but education will not be determined by technology alone. This insight report introduces a practical AI Readiness Framework that helps policy-makers, educators, institutions, technology providers and communities assess whether the conditions are in place for responsible and effective adoption…

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