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  • Lim Chong Yah: An Autobiography - Life Journey Of A Singaporean Professor

    by Chong Yah Lim ...
    Why are some nations rich and others poor? Why do the citizens of some countries lead a happy, prosperous life while others struggle in terrible want?This book takes the reader through the eventful life journey of one of Singapore's best known economists and educators, Professor Lim Chong Yah. Born in Malacca, the author planted tapioca to feed himself and his family, caught fish in paddy fields ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Singapore's National Wages Council: An Insider's View

    by Chong Yah Lim ...
    Written by Emeritus Professor LIM Chong-Yah, Founding Chairman of the tripartite National Wages Council (NWC), this unique volume offers readers an insider's view of the genesis and the evolution of the wage determination mechanism and system in Singapore under the aegis of the NWC. As a tripartite body dealing with wages, wage policies and wage-related matters and promoting Growth with Equity, ... Read more

    $44.09 USD

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  • The Man Who Knew Infinity

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  • Phone Clones

    Authenticity Work in the Transnational Service Economy

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  • The Tet Offensive

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