Singapore: from an unfeasible country, to a world model

Singapore, considered an unfeasible country before 1960, became a world model today. Registering some of the best indexes globally, in several aspects: it is one of the largest financial and commerce centers in the world; it is the second most important port, with greater volume of activity; its wat...

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Autores:
Gómez Gómez, Laura
Jiménez Posada, Mateo
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Fecha de publicación:
2014
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/14858
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/14858
Palabra clave:
Singapore
Development
World Model
Economy
Lee Kuan Yew
Infrastructure
Commerce
Health
Education
Singapur
Desarrollo
Modelo Mundial
Economía
Lee Kuan Yew
Infraestructura
Comercio
Salud
Educación
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Copyright (c) 2014 Laura Gómez Gómez, Mateo Jiménez Posada
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Summary:Singapore, considered an unfeasible country before 1960, became a world model today. Registering some of the best indexes globally, in several aspects: it is one of the largest financial and commerce centers in the world; it is the second most important port, with greater volume of activity; its water resource management policies and infrastructures are some of the most efficient; It is classified as the third country with the highest income per capita at a global level, in addition to being among the first countries in the international lists of education, health, political transparency and economic competitiveness.