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Topics to be tested
Principles of Governance
Total Defence
Topic details
Principles of governance
o The 4 key principles of governance including the sub‐points for each principle
o Case studies
Integrated Resort
Scholarship
Foreign talent
Total Defence
o All 5 aspects of Total Defence in the context of Singapore
Format of paper
2 questions
o Question 1: LORMS Essay Question (Principles of Governance)
o Question 2: LORMS Essay Question (Total Defence)
Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
Preparation materials
Sec 3 SS textbook
All readings and worksheets relevant to the topics covered
Social Studies Revision Notes EOY Tharun Ragupathi
Principles of Governance
1. Leadership is Key
Eschew corruption
Do what is right, not what is popular
Integrated Resort
Right Popular
Necessary for Singapore to keep up with the Many Singaporeans only want an IR without
tourism developments of other countries a casino
Economic benefits o for fear of social detriments
o problem gamblers
Address public concerns
Impose S$100 entrance fee to deter casual (local) gamblers
System of exclusion
Foreign talent
Right Popular
Singapore has a low FERTILITY rate of 1.22 Foreign talent provides too much
per female (Singapore Department of competition
Statistics, 2009) Cannot integrate into society
Lower population
Depends on manpower for economy
Supplement our population
Boost Singapore’s economy
Gives privileges to citizens
o Medisave
o Baby bonuses
o Education subsidies Pragmatic: relating to matters
Government ensures citizens are treated better of fact or practical affairs often
to the exclusion of intellectual
or artistic matters; practical as
Be pragmatic opposed to idealistic
Long‐term vision
Social Studies Revision Notes EOY Tharun Ragupathi
3. A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All
Making Singapore a global city & choice home
Integrated Resort
Global City Choice home
Foreign investors revenue
Stakeholders Job opportunities for Singaporeans
Tourists Make Singapore a better place
revenue
Economic benefits
Citizens given opportunity to voice out opinions through feedback, emails, letters, forums
All given opportunity to be a stakeholder, to address their concerns
Dialogue sessions with various leaders and citizens
Collective responsibilities
Foreign Talent
Aid in Singapore’s development
Given an opportunity to be a stakeholder here
Alumni of Singapore
Far reaching networks
Global international relations
Their talent useful to Singapore
Beyond physical stakes
Scholarships
Recipients have a bond to work for Singapore and use their knowledge from overseas to develop
Singapore
Feel obliged to help Singapore
Be alumni of Singapore and provide far‐reaching networks/ global relationships
4. A Stake for Everyone, Opportunities for All
Turn constraints into advantages
Social Studies Revision Notes EOY Tharun Ragupathi
Thus, Leadership is key in the
development of IRs, as it is a result of
government consideration
Social Studies Revision Notes EOY Tharun Ragupathi