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Lion City

Jeevan Vasagar

Lion City tells the extraordinary story of Singapore - the world's most successful city state.

In 1965 Singapore's GDP per capita was on a par with Jordan. Now it has outstripped Japan. After the Second World War and a sudden rupture with newly formed Malaysia Singapore found itself independent - and facing a crisis. It took the bloody-minded determination and vision of Lee Kuan Yew its founding premier to take a small island of diverse ethnic groups with a fragile economy and hostile neighbours and meld it into Asia's first globalised city.

Jeevan Vasagar former Singapore correspondent for the Financial Times masterfully takes us through the intricate history present and future of this unique diamond-shaped island one degree north of the equator where new and old have remained connected. Lion City is a personal insightful and essential guide to the city and how its remarkable rise is shaping East Asia and the rest of the world.

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  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : SEP 1, 2022
  • Imprint : Abacus
  • Page Extent : 336
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780349144481
  • Price : INR 799
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Jeevan Vasagar

Jeevan Vasagar was Singapore and Malaysia correspondent for the Financial Times from 2015 to 2017 travelling the region to report on demands for political reform the rise of digital businesses and the growing influence of China. He is now Environment Editor for The Bureau of Investigative Journalism based in London. Prior to joining the FT he reported for the Guardian for twelve years including spells as east Africa correspondent and education editor. Lion City is his first book.

He can be found on Twitter: @jeevanvasagar

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