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What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims?the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy?ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set o

"What happens after a country splits apart? Forty-seven years ago Singapore separated from Malaysia. Since then, the two countries have developed along their own paths. Malaysia has given preference to the majority Malay Muslims -- the bumiputera, or sons of the soil. Singapore, meanwhile, has tried to build a meritocracy -- ostensibly colour-blind, yet more encouraging perhaps to some Singaporeans than to others. How have these policies affected ordinary people? How do these two divergent nations now see each other and the world around them? Seeking answers to these questions, two Singaporeans set off to cycle around Peninsular Malaysia, armed with a tent, two pairs of clothes and a daily budget of three US dollars each. They spent 30 days on the road, cycling through every Malaysian state, and chatting with hundreds of Malaysians"--Publisher's description.

Endorsements -- Half title, full title, copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Limits of Singapore Exceptionalism -- Chapter 1: The Four Myths of Inequality in Singapore -- Chapter 2: How Land and People Fit Together in Singapore's Economy -- Chapter 3: Economic Myths in the Great Population Debate -- Chapter 4: Good Meritocracy, Bad Meritocracy -- Chapter 5: The End of Identity? -- Part 2: Policy Alternatives for Post-Consensus Singapore -- Chapter 6: What's Wrong with Singaporeans? -- Chapter 7: Adapting to our Population Challenges -- Chapter 8: Rethinking Singapore's Housing Policies -- Chapter 9: Beware the Inequality Trap -- Chapter 10: New Options in Social Security -- Part 3: Governance and Democracy: Past, Present & Future -- Chapter 11: The Old Normal is the New Normal -- Chapter 12: What Went Wrong for the PAP in 2011? -- Chapter 13: Governing in the New Normal -- Chapter 14: The Future of Democracy in Singapore -- Chapter 15: Liberal Ideas in the New Normal -- Index.