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Transforming Culture to Stimulate Economic Development: Lessons from Singapore

Bhasin, Balbir; Ng, Lee Keng - In: International Journal of Art, Culture and Design … 5 (2016) 1, pp. 48-58

question: “Can a society's culture be transformed to stimulate economic development?” This paper uses Singapore as a case study … Singapore to grow from a small island state with a sagging economy and no natural resources, to become one of the most respected …

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Accounting for the role of asymptomatic patients in understanding the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic: a case study from Singapore

Liew, Fu Teck; Ghosh, Palash; Chakraborty, Bibhas - In: Epidemiologic Methods 11 (2022) s1

Abstract Objectives To forecast the true growth of COVID-19 cases in Singapore after accounting for asymptomatic … asymptomatic infections in Singapore. They are the exponential model, SEIR model with hospitalization dynamics (SEIHRD), and the … underestimation of COVID-19 cases in Singapore during the early stages of the pandemic. At a 40% asymptomatic proportion, we report …

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Charitable Organizations in Singapore: From Clan Based to State Facilitated Endeavors

Tang, Hang Wu - In: Nonprofit Policy Forum 13 (2022) 1, pp. 49-68

Abstract Singapore, with a five million population, has a vibrant charitable sector with over 2000 registered charities … attracting approximately USD$2.18 billion in annual donations. How did Singapore’s charitable sector achieve its current level … in Singapore. Central to the development of the charitable sector has been the Singapore government’s role of being a …

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A Positive Theory of Constitutional Judicial Review: Evidence from Singapore and Taiwan

Ip, Eric - In: Asian Journal of Law and Economics 2 (2012) 4, pp. 1-43

higher the transaction costs of retaliating against offending courts. Evidence from Singapore and pre-2000 Taiwan lends …

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Quality Action to Accelerate Fair Accessibility Through Law of Telecommunication: Global Village Setting

Pramono, Agus; Fatimah, P.L. Rika; Lanovara, Ivan - In: International Journal of Business Data Communications … 14 (2018) 2, pp. 1-16

This article describes how telecommunication has a strategic role in national development, which requires a large amount of funding in Indonesia, in spite of the limited financial support from the government. The dynamics of telecommunication law has provided a clear direction, from monopoly to...

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Investment Location Selection based on Economic Intelligence and Macbeth Decision Aid Model

Bachrane, Mostafa; Khaled, Abdelilah; El Alami, Jamila; … - In: Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR) 9 (2016) 3, pp. 37-48

In this paper, the authors present a case study that aims to apply some sound MCDM techniques in the case of Economic Intelligence (EI) and show how the use of strategic information may help deciders to choose among geographic locations in which they could settle their investments. In this...

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Terrorism as Economic Warfare

Lutz, James M; Lutz, Brenda J - In: Global Economy Journal 6 (2006) 2

The choice of targets for terrorist attacks is often considered to be random or illogical. In other cases targets are seen as being chosen for their symbolic importance to the audience the terrorists are seeking to reach or to indicate that no area of the country is safe. Terrorist groups,...

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Incorporating Foreign Equities in the Optimal Asset Allocation of an Insurer with the Consideration for Background Risks: Models and Numerical Illustrations

Chang, Shih-Chieh Bill; Tsai, Chenghsien; Hung, Li-Chuan - In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance 1 (2005) 1

We analyzes the optimal asset allocation problem for life insurers that are required to cope with significant background risks originating from life insurance businesses among a set of stochastic investment opportunities including foreign equities. The insurer is assumed to maximize the expected...

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