Singapore‘s global reach: Situating the city-state in the global economy

International Journal of Urban Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-47

  Yeung, Henry Wai Chung ^a   Olds, Kris ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 85016608858     PISSN: 12265934     EISSN: 21616779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265934.1998.9693405     Document Type: Article

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