Singapore: trade, investment and economic performance
1. Introduction : economic structure and external orientation. 1.1. Sectoral growth. 1.2. Employment and income distribution. 1.3. Unit labor and business costs. 1.4. Development strategies. 1.5. Free trade agreements (FTAs). 1.6. Structure of the book -- 2. Foreign direct investment (FDI) : policies, trends and patterns. 2.1. FDI regime. 2.2. Trends and patterns of FDI to and from Singapore -- 3. Singapore's trade performance and patterns with emphasis on East and South Asia. 3.1. Commodity composition. 3.2. Country composition of merchandise trade -- 4. Trade and investment related infrastructure and policies. 4.1. Import protection and export promotion. 4.2. Other trade enhancing infrastructures -- 5. Services trade policies and issues -- 6. Growing economic relations with India : a case-study in deepening integration between South Asia and East Asia. 6.1. De facto integration. 6.2. De jure integration : the comprehensive economic co-operation agreement -- 7. Policy implications.