Shared Values and Cultural Identity
The 1991 White Paper on Shared Values and the debate over "Asian Values".
Key Questions
- 1What are the five Shared Values of Singapore?
- 2Why did the government feel the need to codify these values?
- 3How do these values interact with the influence of Western culture?
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