{"id":16805,"date":"2013-05-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-27T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2013\/05\/28\/trust-in-public-institutions-can-singapore-afford-cracks\/"},"modified":"2021-01-27T15:33:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T07:33:46","slug":"trust-in-public-institutions-can-singapore-afford-cracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2013\/05\/28\/trust-in-public-institutions-can-singapore-afford-cracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust in public institutions: Can Singapore afford cracks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, there is a heated debate surrounding Singapore&#8217;s public institutions, which have played a critical role in the country&#8217;s success. Can Singapore afford cracks? Why do Singapore&#8217;s public institutions matter in terms of the country&#8217;s global standing? Some distinguished scholars from NUS, such as Prof Mahbubani from\u00a0the LKY school, Dr Carol Soon from the Institute of Policy Studies as well as\u00a0A\/P Paulin Straughan. More details about the discussion can be found below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16806\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/08\/Trust1-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"522\" height=\"837\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, there is a heated debate surrounding Singapore&#8217;s public institutions, which have played a critical role in the country&#8217;s success. Can Singapore afford cracks? Why do Singapore&#8217;s public institutions matter in terms of the country&#8217;s global standing? 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