Amazon.com description: Product Description: Singapore's quick recovery from the recent economic crisis is attributed to its strong public policies. Included in this selection of essays are various policy options to improve its competitive edge in the 21st century. These are the fruits of a collaborative, cross-disciplinary research initiative undertaken by the National University of Singapore under the Policy Research Program started in 1997. Policy issues discussed fall into four broad categories: economic and technological policy; fiscal and regulatory policy; resource development and management policy; and educational and social policy.