A Mandarin and the Making of Public Policy : Reflections of Ngiam Tong Dow Margaret Lazarus Dean ‘The whole thing is sombre

‘The whole thing is sombre

and women everywhere

nod along and at the end of the day

Cordner Professor of Money and Financial Markets

who also wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians

A Mandarin and the Making of Public Policy : Reflections of Ngiam Tong Dow Margaret Lazarus Dean ‘The whole thing is sombreSingapore's success story has increasingly been recognised but few have told it from the perspective of an insider. As a senior civil servant and "mandarin" from 1959 to 1999, Ngiam Tong Dow served with the founding generation of political leaders and contributed to the country's economic growth. In this book, he reflects on these experiences, sharing personal anecdotes and perceptive insights of Singapore's early decades. He also boldly questions