Euston Quah 
Singapore 2065: Leading Insights On Economy And Environment From 50 Singapore Icons And Beyond [PDF ebook] 
Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond

As Singapore enters its 50th year of independence, it is a time for introspection to look back at the successes and challenges of the past, but is also a crucial time to consider what the future holds for the nation.Singapore 2065: Leading Insights on Economy and Environment from 50 Singapore Icons and Beyond is one such key contribution to the endeavour of thinking about what lies ahead. While many forthcoming projects and books take a more retrospective approach reflecting upon Singapore’s past, this book adopts a forward-looking perspective, contemplating Singapore’s distant future, which is important for posterity. This book is a collection of key insights from 50 iconic individuals of Singapore and beyond, and contains reasoned arguments, speculations and visionary expectations of Singapore’s future in 50 years’ time.The book discusses the distant future of Singapore’s economy and the environment. What will Singapore’s economic and environment landscape be like 50 years from now? Are there trends or scenarios common to the various discussions contained in this book? If there are, how big would be the impact of some of these trends? What and how should the government respond to these projections, expectations and informed visions of tomorrow? In sum, what would Singapore’s economy and environment be like in 2065? The book explores a range of possible answers to these questions and more.Not only will the generations of today be able to gain much insight into Singapore’s future by reading this book, but future generations, specifically 100 years after Singapore’s independence, will be able to understand and affirm what and how today’s generations think about their time. The book is a key contribution to envisioning Singapore’s future, which is also vital for understanding what shapes Singapore’s landscape today.