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Lim Kim San: A Builder of Singapore


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  • About the Author
  • Lim Kim San's name is linked inextricably to Singapore's public housing. This is entirely appropriate because he played a crucial role in the success of the Housing Board, which transformed both the country's physical landscape and gave Singaporeans a tangible stake in the future of their young nation. However, important though Lim's role was at the Board and as Minister for National Development, it was not his sole contribution to Singapore. He made a decisive difference in several other key areas, including Finance, and Interior and Defence. This biography draws on Lim's Oral History Interview, which was made accessible to the author, the Hansard, Lim's speeches, and newspaper clippings, in addition to fresh interviews conducted with other Singapore leaders who had worked with Lim. The result is a composite picture of a great Singapore leader.

  • Asad-ul Iqbal Latif is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

ISBN: 9789812309273
Cover Type: Paperback
Page Count: 244
Year Published: 2009