Singapore as an International Financial Centre

J.J. Woo is an Assistant Professor at the PublicPolicy and Global Affairs Programme of the School of Humanities and SocialSciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He received his PhD fromthe Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore andholds an MSc in International Political Economy from the S. Rajaratnam Schoolof International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

• 1) Introduction.- 2) StudyingInternational Financial Centres.- 3) Historical Development.- 4) SpatialDynamics.- 5) Policy Drivers.- 6) The Role ofPolitics.- 7) AMulti-Factorial Approach.- 8) Conclusion.