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"My Journey in Politics: Practical Lessons in Leadership shares the author's journey in Singapore politics from 1991 to 2011. Tracing what he and different groups of people he worked with across the government ministries and agencies, grassroots organisations and charitable groups — both volunteers and staff — did together to make Singapore a better and safer place, it also shares his leadership style in action."--Publisher's website.

Tay, Simon S. C. ; Seda, Maria: The enemy within : combating corruption in Asia Abdul-Aziz, Tunku: An overview : fighting corruption in Asia and the Pacific Tay, Simon S. C.: Corruption after the crisis : governance, Asian values and international instruments Vannath, Chea: Fighting corruption in Cambodia Bunbongkarn, Suchit: Battling corruption in political circles : the case of Thailand Chan Kin-man: Current challenges and anti-corruption measures in Hong Kong Petra, Raja Nor Azwa Raja Alang: Transparency strategies : the case of Malaysian government procurement practices Baswir, Revrisond: Structural obstacles of the development of transparency in Indonesa Lateef, K. Sarwar ; Sherlock, Stephen: Fighting corruption in Indonesia : obstacles to developing investigative journalism Asher, Mukul G.: Design of tax systems and corruption Bolongaita, Emil P., Jr.: Reinforcing reform and overcoming opposition : crafting anti-corruption strategies in three arenas of resistance Ho Peng Kee: Singapore's integritiy system Heracleous, Loizos: The ethical role of the board and governance reforms in Singapore Tan Tay Keong: Masters, mandarins and mortals : the constitution of Singapore's national integrity system

This article takes an in-depth look at the controversy surrounding initiatives to eliminate poverty in developing countries. While analysis of the problem necessarily assumes an international perspective, special attention is given here to the role that Norway -- as a European country made wealthy by its natural resources -- is to play in the effort to advance underdeveloped regions. A review of existing critical literature reveals a commonly held view that the most detrimental problems arise because of the inability to control what happens to aide money given to impoverished nations that are often run by corrupt power groups that use the money to consolidate their own power. As much research has demonstrated, world contributions to developing areas over the past decades have failed to produce the expected results, which again signals that the dilemma of under-developed areas is rooted in their internal organization & collective incentives. Several perspectives on this issue are reviewed here to pronounce the moral question assumed by many where Norway is concerned, namely if a country made wealthy by something that it has not "earned" per se should continue to support an aide mechanism that is shown by many analyses to be unsustainable. The stakes & alternatives in this debate are discussed here in detail. C Brunski

Biographie des neuen amtierenden Ministerpräsidenten Li Peng, einem Patenkind Zhou Enlais, mit Schwergewicht auf seine nach 1979 eingenommenen Arbeitsbereiche: Energiepolitik und Erziehungswesen. In seinen Zuständigkeitsbereich fielen der Bau des Atomkraftwerks Dayawan und des Drei-Schluchten(sanxia)-Projekts. (DÜI-Sch)

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has seen its population and the number of vehicles on its roads rapidly increase over the last ten years. Today, there are close to 8 million motorbikes in the city, and over half a million cars.1 The city has engaged in a range of responses to these strains on transport infrastructure and congestion. Most recently HCMC authorities, following their counterparts in Hanoi, have been considering the implementation of a motorbike ban in the urban core, to be implemented as early as next year. Urban planners have advised against such a drastic measure, citing that such a ban privileges one of the primary causes of the traffic—the growth in the number of cars in the city, while regressively punishing those without cars who presently have limited public transportation options. HCMC, however, does have a comprehensive public transportation plan in place, involving a series of ring roads, light-rail/metro-rail lines, bus rapid transit and city bus corridors. While these plans are ambitious and on the surface represent a comprehensive approach to public transport, the city will need to overcome a number of challenges first.