In How to Build a Global City, Michele Acuto considers the rise of a new generation of so-called global cities-Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai-and the power that this concept had in their ascent, in order to analyze the general relationship between global city theory and its urban public policy practice. The global city is often invoked in theory and practice as an ideal model of development and a logic of internationalization for cities the world over. But the global city also creates deep social polarization and challenges how much local planning can achieve in a world economy. Presenting a unique elite ethnography in Singapore, Sydney, and Dubai, Acuto discusses the global urban discourses, aspirations, and strategies vital to the planning and management of such metropolitan growth. The global city, he shows, is not one single idea, but a complex of ways to imagine a place to be global and aspirations to make it so, often deeply steeped in politics. His resulting book is a call to reconcile proponents and critics of the global city toward a more explicit engagement with the politics of this global urban imagination. 10 Charts; 11 Halftones, black and white CPSIA choking or other US hazard warning - No California Proposition 65 hazard warning necessary

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This volume seeks to identify and explore the dynamics of global forces on the development of higher education in Asia, in particular, how neoliberalism has affected reforms on university governance and management in the region. It includes a set of country-specific studies on how various countries have responded to the dominant neoliberal ideology at the systemic, institutional, and process levels. The focus is on the relationship between the state and the universities, which is usually reflected in the degree of autonomy and accountability allowed in a particular higher education system. The selected countries are Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand. Each case study examines the establishment of corporatised or autonomous universities in the country focusing on (i) the acts, reports, and/or policies that led to such a move as well as the rationales behind the move; (ii) the changes in the governance and organisational structure of the universities, highlighting the kinds of autonomy that the universities have; (iii) the new management strategies, techniques, and practices that have been introduced to the university including the internal and external quality assurance mechanisms, and (iv) some of the tensions, conflicts, and acts of resistance that may have emerged.

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St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore St Andrew's Cathedral is an Anglican Cathedral in Singapore, it is the largest cathedral of the country. It is positioned near City Hall MRT Interchange in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. In 1823, the site presently occupied by the Cathedral was specifically set aside for a church by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. The first Anglican priest appointed to Singapore was the Reverend Robert Burn who got there in 1826. In 1834 that the foundation stone of the first Anglican Church was laid at the site of the present building. This church was completed in 1837 but enjoyed a short and unfortunate history. Twice struck by lightning it was denounced as unsafe and finally closed in 1852. The construction of the church building was by Scottish merchants. Therefore, the Church was named after St Andrew, the Patron Saint of Scotland, an Apostle and brother of St Peter. The logo of St Andrew's Cathedral is the St Andrew's Cross. Interior - St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore The architect of St Andrew's Cathedral was Colonel Ronald MacPherson of the Madras Army. A memorial cross to MacPherson still stands in the Cathedral grounds. The architecture is early English Gothic. One of the interesting features of the Cathedral is the coating of the interior walls and pillars with a composition made from shell lime. This lime had been mixed with the whites of eggs and coarse sugar or jiggery and the paste was mix with water in which husks of coconuts had been soaked into it. The walls and pillars after a period of drying were rubbed with rock crystals or rounded stones until they took on a beautiful polish. They were dusted with fine soapstone powder leaving a remarkably smooth and glossy surface. The walls and pillars were so hard that it was almost impossible to drive a nail into them. On 4 March 1856 Bishop Daniel Wilson laid the foundation stone and consecrated it in January 1862. The Cathedral was opened for services on 1 October 1861. During the Japanese invasion of Singapore in 1942, the nave of Cathedral was switched into a casualty station to take care of the wounded because all the hospitals were overcrowded with the casualties due to the unvarying bombing and artillery fire by the Japanese invaders. St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore The Cathedral remained open for worship during the Japanese invasion. General Percival was present at a communion service on 15 February 1942 before he surrendered to the Japanese on that day. Bishop Wilson and other European clergy worked in the Cathedral during the first year of the Japanese Occupation. However, in March 1943 Bishop Wilson was arrested and made a prisoner-of-war. Normal worship services were resumed after the Japanese Surrender in 1945. Chronology 9 Nov 1834 : First church's foundation stone laid 18 Jun 1837 : First service conducted 10 Sep 1838 : Building consecrated 1843 : Revere Bell donated 25 Aug 1845 : Building struck by lightning 1849 : Lightning struck again 1852 : Building declared unsafe and closed 4 Mar 1856 : Present building's foundation stone laid 1 Oct 1861 : First church service in current building held 25 Jan 1862 : Church consecrated 1870 : St Andrew's Church became Cathedral of the Diocese of Labuan and Sarawak, and renamed St Andrew's Cathedral 6 Feb 1889 : Gift of bells installed 20 Jun 1891 : Cathedral struck by lightning 1952 : North transept opened 28 Jun 1973 : Cathedral became a preserved national monument of Singapore 6 Jul 1973 : Cathedral gazetted as a national monument 1983 : South transept added 23 Nov 2003 : Ground-breaking ceremony conducted for the Quiet Places Project May 2004 : Construction of the extension began Nov 2005 : Extension completed. Related articles Former Benghazi Catholic Cathedral - Later used as Arab Socialist Union Headquarter (planbox.wordpress.com) St. Mary's Cathedral, Tokyo, Japan (planbox.wordpress.com)

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Singapore’s uniqueness lies within its reciprocal relationship between its localized past and globalized present. On the one hand, Singapore is deeply rooted in traditional Southeast Asian culture. On the other hand, it has been enthusiastically open to the global marketplace, welcoming multinational corporations and immigrants from all over the world. This unique juxtaposition gives Singapore […]

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This book tracks the phases of Singapore's economic and political development, arguing that its success was always dependent upon the territories links with the surrounding region and the wider global system, and suggests that managing these links today will be the key to the country's future. Singapore has followed a distinctive historical development trajectory. It was one of a number of cities which provided bases for the expansion of the British empire in the East. But the Pacific War provided local elites with their chance to secure independence. In Singapore the elite disciplined and mobilized their population and built successfully on their colonial inheritance. Today, the city-state prospers in the context of its regional and global networks, and sustaining and nurturing these are the keys to its future. But there are clouds on the elite's horizons; domestically, the population is restive with inequality, migration and surplus-repression causing concern; and internationally, the strategy of constructing a business-hub economy is being widely copied and both Hong Kong and Shanghai are significant competitors. This book discusses these issues and argues that although success is likely to characterize Singapore's future, the elite will have to address these significant domestic and international problems.

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Aljunied examines how the Singaporean government developed a comprehensive state-society strategic relationship by 'securitising' vital policy areas because of Singapore's vulnerability as a global city state. In the twenty-first century, the Singaporean government has strategically renewed an existing form of authoritarian rule by 'militarising' national security governance. The main objective is to widen and deepen state power. Senior military-trained civilian political leaders and bureaucrats use military personnel, command and control, terminology and strategy of war to deal with non-traditional security challenges leading to the state's further domination over civil liberty and civil society. Aljunied analyses the information and communication, health and climate-environment sectors. The case studies highlight the way the Singaporean government has used varying forms of political engagement, surveillance and legislation to limit civil liberty and inhibit the development of civil society. This book is a valuable resource for researchers and students of Singapore Studies as well as for the readers of Security Studies with an interest in the global-local nexus in a small state context. It is a pioneering scholarly study on the national security framework and the use of non-traditional security discourse to strengthen state power and social stability at the expense of political liberalism.

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