This book provides an analysis of Singapore's development and success as an international financial centre (IFC). Chapters demonstrate how Singapore plays a critical role in both Asian and global financial markets, despite its relatively small geographic size. The author focuses specifically on the factors that have contributed to the city-state's success and discusses the policy lessons that can be derived from it. The book describes the historical, spatial, political and policy factors that contributed to Singapore's development as a leading Asian financial centre and global city, and will be of interest to both policy scholars and practitioners.

Autorentext

J.J. Woo is an Assistant Professor at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received his PhD from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and holds an MSc in International Political Economy from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2) Studying International Financial Centres.- 3) Historical Development.- 4) Spatial Dynamics.- 5) Policy Drivers.- 6) The Role of Politics.- 7) A Multi-Factorial Approach.- 8) Conclusion.