Forging a Singaporean Statehood, 1965-1995

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Forging a Singaporean Statehood, 1965-1995 is written by Robin Ramcharan and published by Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9041119523 (ISBN 10) and 9789041119520 (ISBN 13).

This work takes an in-depth look at the muli-faceted contemporary relationship between Singapore and Japan since the end of World War II. It is the story of a relationship between an economic superpower, Japan, and an enterprising city-state whose leaders have sought to emulate not only Japan's economic success but several key facets of Japanese society as well. No other country surpasses Singapore in its public admiration of Japan. How is it possible for a multi-ethnic Singapore to emulate a relatively homogeneous Japan? What features of economic and political motives behind the attempt to emulate Japan? These and other questions are adressed in this work, which will be of interest to scholars of the international relations and security of East and Southeast Asia.