INTRACO

Blazing a Trail Overseas for Singapore?

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Policy, Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History
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Author: Faizal Bin Yahya ISBN: 9789814623889
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: December 23, 2014
Imprint: WSPC/IPS Language: English
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya
ISBN: 9789814623889
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: December 23, 2014
Imprint: WSPC/IPS
Language: English

Through the lens of the now-defunct Singapore government-linked company (GLC) called International Trading Company (INTRACO), this book offers a historical analysis of the country's economic development strategy. Since its Independence in 1965, GLCs like INTRACO were introduced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, a pioneer of Singapore's remarkable transformation from Third World to First, to fulfil strategic economic objectives. As the country's "lifeblood" has been entreport trade, INTRACO was created to "blaze a trail overseas" by facilitating commercial ties behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. The eventual divestment of INTRACO highlights the same way in which the Singaporean state is acutely responsive to changing global economic and geopolitical trends. This book is useful to academics, students, and the interested lay reader for its insights into the role of the state in economic development in post-colonial countries.

Contents:

  • INTRACO and Its Role in the Economic Development of Singapore
  • Government-linked Companies and Sogo Shoshas
  • State-guided Capitalism
  • "National Service" — 1960s to 1980s
  • Internationalisation and "Rough Waters" — 1980s to 1990
  • Post-cold War and Globalisation — 1990 to 2000
  • Devolving a Government-linked Company — 2000 to 2003
  • Conclusion

Readership: Academics, policy makers and analysts interested in Singapore's economic history.
Key Features:

  • First book on the topic in Singapore
  • Traces and analyzes the contribution of an early GLC mooted by the late Dr Goh Keng Swee
  • The primary data of the book is premised on more than 30 interviews with former middle to senior management at INTRACO
  • Studies the “failure” of an iconic GLC and the reasons behind the “failure”
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Through the lens of the now-defunct Singapore government-linked company (GLC) called International Trading Company (INTRACO), this book offers a historical analysis of the country's economic development strategy. Since its Independence in 1965, GLCs like INTRACO were introduced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, a pioneer of Singapore's remarkable transformation from Third World to First, to fulfil strategic economic objectives. As the country's "lifeblood" has been entreport trade, INTRACO was created to "blaze a trail overseas" by facilitating commercial ties behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. The eventual divestment of INTRACO highlights the same way in which the Singaporean state is acutely responsive to changing global economic and geopolitical trends. This book is useful to academics, students, and the interested lay reader for its insights into the role of the state in economic development in post-colonial countries.

Contents:

Readership: Academics, policy makers and analysts interested in Singapore's economic history.
Key Features:

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