Singapore, a small Southeast Asian country with limited resources, transformed itself from a trading post to a successful, cosmopolitan nation with one of the most impressive growth rates in the world. Less well known, however, has been its role in regional and global trade negotiations. This...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Regional Competitiveness Index (UFR) -- Chapter 3. Doing Business Index (UFR) -- Chapter 4. Social Progress Index (UFR) -- Chapter 5. Country Risk Index -- Chapter 6. Corruption Perception Index (UFR) -- Chapter 7. Happiness Index (UFR) -- Chapter 8. World...

As risks of all sorts, from economic and financial crises to terrorism acts and pandemics, keep on characterising and affecting all aspects of life globally, at the individual and societal level, national and international organisations, as well as governments, need to be constantly adapting and...