political stability are maintained. The People’s Action Party dominated the Singaporean politics since the independence from leaving the Federal of Malaysia in 1965. Singapore is classed as a "Hybrid" country by the Economist intelligent unit because Singaporean politics is a mixture of bureaucracy and democracy. Also Freedom House rank Singapore as "partly free". Western democracies considered the Singaporean government is closer to bureaucratic instead of democratic or illiberal and procedural democratic
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Research Paper on Singapore: Abstract In this paper I will present my research results regarding Singapore‚ as well as draw the picture of its marketing environment. I will include the information about the location‚ climate‚ population‚ religion and culture‚ official spoken languages‚ state of economy and level of technologies‚ political and legal systems‚ level of competition and potential for economic growth. In the conclusion I will highlight advantages and disadvantages of the Singapore marketing environment
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e-Government: The Singapore Arun Mahizhnan & Narayanan Andiappan Arun Mahizhnan is Deputy Director‚ Institute of Policy Studies‚ Singapore and Narayanan Andiappan is Assistant Manger‚ Infocomm Development Authority‚ Singapore Government. This paper draws heavily from resource materials provided by IDA. The views expressed are in the authors’ personal capacity. ___________________________________________________________________________ Introduction The term "e-Government" is used in this paper
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through an IPO Strengths When an organization is private they have decisions to make. Going public through an initial public offering‚ or IPO is one decision they can choose. When going through an IPO there is going to be increased capital. A public offering will allow a company to raise capital to use for various corporate purposes such as working capital‚ acquisitions‚ research and development‚ marketing‚ and expanding plant and equipment (FindLaw‚ 2013). Other advantages of choosing an IPO would
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Seminar on "Enhancing Malaysia - Singapore Business Cooperation"‚ Singapore‚ Thursday 1 August 2002‚ 10.00 am The presence here today of a large number of participants at this Seminar is a reflection of the continued strong interest of the Singaporean business community on collaboration with Malaysia in the economic sector. While there are reports of apparent differences between Malaysia and Singapore at the political level‚ the fact remains that the Malaysian and Singaporean economies are closely
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Candano Tutorial Group: W13 (Friday 8am-9am) Date of Submission: 16 February 2011 This report consists of 1322 words‚ excluding the cover page‚ headings‚ tables‚ figures and references. Literature Review In ‘Digital Divide in Singapore –Beyond Ubiquitous Internet Access’ (Appendix A‚ 2002)‚ the digital have-nots comprise of the elderly‚ the disabled‚ certain ethnic groups and the less affluent people. Three main causes of this disparity are infrastructure‚ literacy and content
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individual mobility is limited by the circumstances of birth. On the other hand‚ in open class system‚ social mobility is based on individual achievement. Minister Tharman suggested three ways for social mobility to occur. Firstly‚ to counter inequality issue is to increase the income of the low and middle income group. By doing so‚ it increases the chances for social mobility and it prevents stagnation of income. According to Key Household Income Trends 2012 report by Singapore Department of Statistic
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article from The Straits Times dated 25th February 2008‚ entitled “January inflation may be as high as in 70s oil crisis”. Literature In this paper‚ our main objective is to explain the inflation process that is ongoing in Singapore today and our views on how the Singapore government can effectively tackle this situation. The proposed solution is derived by comparing and analyzing the various methodologies used to control inflation. The analysis done in this paper is approached from a micro to
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sites of trade‚ steady workplaces‚ and overall international hubs. One must consider all aspects of a city’s well-being when deciding what type of urban area fits into this specific category. With a GDP of $2.8 billion and 100% urban development‚ Singapore is a city that is impossible to leave out on the list of what constitutes a metropolis.[i] The time they spent under British rule is what initially prompted the urbanization that led to the economic miracle we see today. They eventually became
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Country Report: Singapore Singapore Background Singapore is a wealthy island country‚ located in Southeast Asia on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. Founded as a British trading colony in 1819‚ Singapore has become one of the most prosperous countries due to its strong international trading links. The inhabitants of Singapore enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world‚ with per capita GDP equal to that of the leading countries in Western Europe. (Singapore Profile‚ Overview)
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