Multiracialism and Meritocracy in Singapore: Conventional Wisdom Reconsidered

• Main Author: TAN, Eugene K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Law and Politics; Race and Ethnicity
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/268
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore has become widely known as a successful experiment in multiracialism and meritocracy. The apparently successful management of ethnic relations in Singapore has been attributed to the ostensibly race-blind vision of its leaders. In his talk, Eugene Tan will challenge this orthodox interpret...