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摘要

The Singaporean government is well-known for fretting about the future. Time and again, its technocrats have spied clouds ahead and shifted economic strategy. This survival instinct has become even more prevalent since the financial crisis pounded Southeast Asia, leaving the trade-de-rnpendent island nation surrounded by shell-shocked economies. While Singapore's economy grew 10% last year, it is expected to grow half as fast in 2001, thanks to the U.S. slowdown and regional stagnation.