Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965 (English)

The Singapore economy has undergone significant stages of development since the 1960s. It has grown from its traditional role as a regional port and distribution center in the 1960s to an international manufacturing and service center in the 1970s and 1980s, and now into a center of science-based manufacturing and knowledge-intensive technical services. Much has been written to explain this success. Emphasis has been placed on the early adoption of...

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Fredriksen,Birger J.;

Goh, Chor Boon,;

Lee, Sing-Kong;

Tan,Jee-Peng;
Document Date
2008/04/18
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
43968
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Singapore,
Region
East Asia and Pacific,
Disclosure Date
2009/02/04
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965
Keywords
Technical and Vocational Education

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Fredriksen,Birger J.; Goh, Chor Boon,; Lee, Sing-Kong; Tan,Jee-Peng.

Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965 (English). Development practice in education Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/121951468302724234

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