
In Lieu of Ideology
An Intellectual Biography of Goh Keng Swee
Beng(Author)
ISEAS (Publisher)
Published on 30. August 2010
Book
Hardback
332 pages
978-981-4311-31-1 (ISBN)
Description
Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan Became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself s the colony's foremost social scientist, having carried out groundbreaking surveys on urban poverty and housing. He immediately initiated pioneering projects that laid the ground for the island's economic success. When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, Dr Goh took charge of building an army from scratch.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Pasir Panjang
Singapore
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
601 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4311-31-1 (9789814311311)
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