Chapter6.SingaporesProductivityDrive分析.docVIP

Chapter 6. Singapore’s Productivity Drive 6-1. Obsessed with productivity Singapore is a city state on an island situated near the equator with the population of 5 million including both permanent residents and non-residents. Its ethnic composition is dominated by Chinese (74%) followed by Malay (13%) and Indians and others (13%). It was a former British colony which was subsequently occupied by the Japanese military during 1942-45. After WW2, Singapore reverted to British rule with increasing self-autonomy. In 1963, Singapore merged with the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia. However, th