Will the global march of the free market generate a backlash? Is the end in sight for the boom of the residential property market? What are the implications for the Singapore economy of the strong Singapore Dollar? Are budget surpluses a cause for concern? Is anti-intellectualism allowed to dominate public discussion? These and other questions which were prominent in 1994 were posed and deliberated at the annual The Year in Review conference. As has become customary, the broad-based topics of discussion were the World Economy, the Domestic Economy and Domestic Politics. The title of Foreign Policy was this year changed to External Economic, Political and Security Relations, to reflect better the relationships and new realities that exist between Singapore, its neighbours and the world at large. Contributors include Tan Kong Yam, Shaun Seow, Cherian George and Bilveer Singh. The Commentators are Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Daniel Lian, Chia Shi Teck and Kwa Chong Guan.

Yap, Mui Teng, ed. 1995. Singapore: The Year in Review 1994. Singapore: Times Academic Press for IPS.

(81 pages, ISBN 981 210 074 1)