Singapore as an International Financial Centre: History, Policy and Politics (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions)

This book provides an analysis of SingaporeÆs 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-stateÆs 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 SingaporeÆs development as a leading Asian financial centre and global city, and will be of interest to both policy scholars and practitioners.

• | Author: Jun Jie Woo
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Aug 09, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 140 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Business & Economics
• | ISBN-10: 1137569107
• | ISBN-13: 9781137569103