From Third World to First World: Law and policy in Singapore’s urban transformation and integration

• Main Author: EUGENE, Tan K. B.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2020
• Subjects: urban planning law and policy; Singapore; social integration; Administrative Law; Asian Studies; Urban Studies; Urban Studies and Planning
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3651; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5609/viewcontent/10.2478_vjls_2020_0012.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The physical transformation of a colonial backwater city, Singapore, in one generation has been described as a feat of urban planning, renewal, and development. Less studied is the political will of the government to create a thriving city fit for purpose. Even less studied is the role of law that p...