World in Transition: Singapore's Future by Professor Chan Heng Chee
Professor Chan Heng Chee’s lectures will examine Singapore’s place in an uncertain and fast-changing world. Covid-19 caught the international community by surprise, with the unprecedented speed and magnitude of the damage it has inflicted on public health and the economy. It has upended the way we work and live. At the same time, the uncertainty surrounding our world order remains. What will the continued US-China rivalry mean for Singapore? How will we see technology and trade shape the world moving forward? Is it all doom and gloom for Singapore? What about our circumstances might help us as we approach the new normal that lies ahead of us?
Lecture I: Disruption. Democracy Falters. Capitalism Flounders. World Order Unravels.
We are told we live in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world. We are experiencing the unprecedented, swiftly developing Covid-19 crisis, and people all over the world are anxious. Even before Covid-19, the world had experienced dramatic technological and climate change, and stark inequality. Globalisation has spurred growth globally, but also caused disruption in countries. There have been debates about a crisis of democracy in the West. Problems in how capitalism functions have been exposed. The established liberal international order has been unravelling. This lecture will examine significant developments and turning points in recent times, and the implications for the future.
Professor Danny Quah, Dean and Li Ka Shing Professor in Economics, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, will be moderating the Q&A session of the first lecture.
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