Kishore Mahbubani, Stavros N Yiannouka, Scott A Fritzen, Astrid S Tuminez, & Kenneth Paul Tan (2012) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia (World Scientific)
This book, co-authored by five distinguished academics in public policy led by Kishore Mahbubani, provides unique perspectives of key events and the thinking behind major decisions that help place the school in its current trajectory. The book has received rave reviews from world leaders, including Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of Indonesia; Paul A Volcker, former Federal Reserve Chairman and Member of the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Singapore; Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and so on. In an industry of higher education that measures the longevity of its leading institutions in decades and centuries, the establishment and rapid growth of the eight-year-old Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKY School), National University of Singapore, is a remarkable story that deserves to be told. The five co-authors, all of whom were involved in guiding the School during its formative years, provide unique perspectives of key events and the thinking behind major decisions that helped place the School on its current trajectory. They also provide insights into the challenges faced along the way as well as their own motivations in becoming part of this enterprise. Finally, each author provides his or her own thoughts as to the challenges and opportunities that could emerge for the LKY School in years to come.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: Inspiring Leaders, Improving Lives (Stavros N Yiannouka)
Reflections of a Founding Dean (Kishore Mahbubani)
Building a World-Class School of Public Policy (Stavros N Yiannouka)
The Three Enigmas of Professional Policy Education (Scott A Fritzen)
Richness, Rigour and Relevance: Creating a Strong and Vibrant Research Community at a New School of Public Policy (Astrid S Tuminez)
A “Singapore School” of Public Policy (Kenneth Paul Tan)
Conclusion: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead (Scott A Fritzen)
