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The Second Act

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B-01The Second Act

SG-B-01: The 1985 Recession — Singapore's First Self-Examination

Full Title: The 1985 Recession: Singapore's First Self-Examination

B-02The Second Act

SG-B-02: The 1984 Election and What It Meant

Full Title: The 1984 General Election and What It Meant: The End of Invincibility and the Remaking of Singapore's Electoral Architecture

B-03The Second Act

SG-B-03: The Goh Chok Tong Transition — Promise and Reality (1990-2004)

Full Title: The Goh Chok Tong Transition: Promise and Reality (1990-2004)

B-04The Second Act

SG-B-04: The Lee Hsien Loong Era — Opening and Reckoning (2004-2024)

Full Title: The Lee Hsien Loong Era: Opening and Reckoning (2004-2024)

B-05The Second Act

SG-B-05: The 1987 Marxist Conspiracy: The Complete Account

Full Title: The 1987 Marxist Conspiracy: The Complete Account

B-06The Second Act

SG-B-06: The Graduate Mothers Scheme: Eugenics in Government (1983-1985)

Full Title: The Graduate Mothers Scheme: Eugenics in Government

B-07The Second Act

SG-B-07: The Asian Financial Crisis: Why Singapore Survived (1997-1999)

Full Title: The Asian Financial Crisis: Why Singapore Survived

B-08The Second Act

SG-B-08: COVID-19 and the Pandemic Government (2020-2022)

Full Title: COVID-19 and the Pandemic Government: Crisis, Response, and Reckoning

B-09The Second Act

SG-B-09: The Lawrence Wong Transition (2022-2026)

Full Title: The Lawrence Wong Transition: Fourth-Generation Leadership and the Refreshed Social Compact

B-10The Second Act

SG-B-10: The Iswaran Conviction (2024) — Corruption at Senior Level

Full Title: The Iswaran Conviction: Corruption at Senior Level and the Test of Singapore's Anti-Corruption System

B-11The Second Act

SG-B-11: The Tan Chuan-Jin Resignation (2023) — Personal Conduct, Public Office, and the Cost of Moral Authority

Full Title: The Tan Chuan-Jin Resignation: Personal Conduct, Public Office, and the Cost of Moral Authority

B-12The Second Act

SG-B-12: The Goh Chok Tong Legacy Reassessed (1990–2025)

Full Title: The Goh Chok Tong Legacy Reassessed: The Second Prime Minister — Liberalisation, Consultative Governance, and the Bridge Between Two Eras

B-13The Second Act

SG-B-13: Lee Hsien Loong's Post-Premiership Years — Cabinet, Constituency, and Continuity (2024–2026)

Full Title: Lee Hsien Loong's Post-Premiership Years — Cabinet, Constituency, and Continuity: The Senior Minister Phase of Singapore's Third Prime Min…

B-14The Second Act

SG-B-14: S R Nathan and the Foundations of the Modern Singapore Presidency (1999–2011)

Full Title: S R Nathan and the Foundations of the Modern Singapore Presidency: Constitutional Custodian, Diplomatic Anchor, and National Symbol (1999–…

B-15The Second Act

SG-B-15: S Rajaratnam Legacy — Foreign Minister, Founding Pledger, and the Multiracialism Architect (1959–2006)

Full Title: S Rajaratnam Legacy — Foreign Minister, Founding Pledger, and the Multiracialism Architect: The Ceylonese-Born Journalist Who Became the I…

B-16The Second Act

SG-B-16: Goh Chok Tong as MAS Chair and the Post-Premiership Architecture (2004–2026)

Full Title: Goh Chok Tong as MAS Chair and the Post-Premiership Architecture: The Senior Minister and Emeritus Senior Minister Years (2004–2026)

B-17The Second Act

SG-B-17: Tony Tan and the 2011–2017 Presidency — Establishing the Reserves Custodian Tradition

Full Title: Tony Tan and the 2011–2017 Presidency — Establishing the Reserves Custodian Tradition: Constitutional Practice, Mandate, and Institutional…

B-18The Second Act

SG-B-18: Wee Kim Wee and the Transitional Presidency (1985–1993) — The Last Appointed and First Elected President

Full Title: Wee Kim Wee and the Transitional Presidency (1985–1993) — The Last Appointed and First Elected President: Journalism, Diplomacy, Cultural …

B-19The Second Act

SG-B-19: C V Devan Nair and the Crisis Presidency (1981–1985) — Singapore's Third President and the Conditional Resignation

Full Title: C V Devan Nair and the Crisis Presidency (1981–1985) — Singapore's Third President, the Labour Movement's Founding Father, and the Conditi…

B-20The Second Act

SG-B-20: Ong Teng Cheong and the First Elected Presidency (1993–1999) — The Reserves Custodian Established

Full Title: Ong Teng Cheong and the First Elected Presidency (1993–1999) — The Reserves Custodian Established: Electoral Contest, Reserves Audit Deman…

B-21The Second Act

SG-B-21: Yusof Ishak and Benjamin Sheares — The Founding Presidencies (1965–1981)

Full Title: Yusof Ishak and Benjamin Sheares — The Founding Presidencies (1965–1981): Ceremonial Authority, Multiracial Symbolism, and the Quiet First…

B-22The Second Act

SG-B-22: Goh Chok Tong as Emeritus Senior Minister (2011–2024) — The Long Post-Premiership

Full Title: Goh Chok Tong as Emeritus Senior Minister (2011–2024): The Long Post-Premiership — Parliamentary Veteran, Public Intellectual, and Gracefu…

B-23The Second Act

SG-B-23: Halimah Yacob and the Reserved Presidency (2017–2023) — The First Malay President in Five Decades

Full Title: Halimah Yacob and the Reserved Presidency (2017–2023) — The First Malay President in Five Decades: Career, Custodianship, and the Legacy o…

B-24The Second Act

SG-B-24: The Death of Lee Kuan Yew (23 March 2015) — State Mourning, Public Outpouring, and the SG50 Frame

Full Title: The Death of Lee Kuan Yew (23 March 2015): State Mourning, Public Outpouring, and the SG50 Frame

B-25The Second Act

SG-B-25: Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition (2020–2026) — Constitutional Architecture and Workers' Party Stewardship

Full Title: Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition (2020–2026): Constitutional Architecture, Workers' Party Stewardship, and the Institutionalisatio…

B-26The Second Act

SG-B-26: The 4G Cabinet Architecture — Wong, Heng, Chan, Ong, Indranee, Desmond Lee, Masagos (2018–2026)

Full Title: The 4G Cabinet Architecture — Wong, Heng, Chan, Ong, Indranee, Desmond Lee, Masagos: Collective Leadership in the Fourth-Generation Transi…

B-27The Second Act

SG-B-27: Lee Kuan Yew as Senior Minister and Minister Mentor (1990–2011) — Post-Premiership Architecture

Full Title: Lee Kuan Yew as Senior Minister and Minister Mentor (1990–2011): Post-Premiership Architecture, Influence Without Office, and the Institut…

B-28The Second Act

SG-B-28: Tharman Shanmugaratnam's Political Arc — From MAS to DPM to President (1982–2023)

Full Title: Tharman Shanmugaratnam's Political Arc — From MAS to DPM to President: A Biographical and Institutional Record (1982–2023)

B-29The Second Act

SG-B-29: Lim Hwee Hua — Singapore's First Woman Full Cabinet Minister (1997–2011)

Full Title: Lim Hwee Hua — Singapore's First Woman Full Cabinet Minister: Parliamentary Record, Ministerial Career, and the 2011 Aljunied GRC Defeat (…

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