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From third world to first : Singapore and the Asian economic boom

Author: Kuan Yew Lee
Publisher: New York : Harper Business, 2011, ©2000.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis with not  Read more...

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Genre/Form: Biographies
History
Biography
Named Person: Kuan Yew Lee; Kuan Yew Lee; Kuan Yew Lee; Kuan Yew Lee
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kuan Yew Lee
ISBN: 9780060957513 0060957514 0060197765 9780060197766
OCLC Number: 704242902
Notes: Originally published: 2000.
Includes index.
Description: xix, 729 pages, [16] pages of illustrations : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Responsibility: Lee Kuan Yew.

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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Person\/lee_kuan_yew_1923_2015<\/a>> # Kuan Yew Lee<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Person<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:birthDate<\/a> \"1923<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:deathDate<\/a> \"2015<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:familyName<\/a> \"Lee<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Kuan Yew<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Kuan Yew Lee<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Place\/singapore<\/a>> # Singapore<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Singapore<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Place\/singapur<\/a>> # Singapur<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Singapur<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/entwicklung<\/a>> # Entwicklung<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Entwicklung<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/entwicklungspolitik<\/a>> # Entwicklungspolitik<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Entwicklungspolitik<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/politik<\/a>> # Politik<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Politik<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/politiker<\/a>> # Politiker<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Politiker<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/regierungschef<\/a>> # Regierungschef<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Regierungschef<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/singapur<\/a>> # Singapur<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Singapur<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/wirtschaftsgeschichte<\/a>> # Wirtschaftsgeschichte<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Wirtschaftsgeschichte<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Topic\/wirtschaftspolitik<\/a>> # Wirtschaftspolitik<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Wirtschaftspolitik<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nyu<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\ndcterms:identifier<\/a> \"nyu<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1919811<\/a>> # Social conditions<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Social conditions<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/901974<\/a>> # Economic history<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Economic history<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/viaf.org\/viaf\/97994136<\/a>> # Kuan Yew Lee<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Person<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:birthDate<\/a> \"1923<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:deathDate<\/a> \"2015<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:familyName<\/a> \"Lee<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Kuan Yew<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Kuan Yew Lee<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:sameAs<\/a> <http:\/\/d-nb.info\/gnd\/118997734<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060197766<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"0060197765<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9780060197766<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/worldcat.org\/isbn\/9780060957513<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:ProductModel<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"0060957514<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:isbn<\/a> \"9780060957513<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\/title\/-\/oclc\/704242902#PublicationEvent\/new_york_harper_business_2011_2000<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:PublicationEvent<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:location<\/a> <http:\/\/dbpedia.org\/resource\/New_York_City<\/a>> ; # New York<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:organizer<\/a> <http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/7080880#Agent\/harper_business<\/a>> ; # Harper Business<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:startDate<\/a> \"2011<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

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