Singapore and the Effects of Globalization.

The First Tier of The First World: Beyond the Bottom Line.
This article examines the criteria Singapore use to define itself as First World.

What happened to Singapore, the land of plenty?
The same questions were asked, on Asiaweek.com (2002)

Again, the same questions, five years later (2007):
Singapore Swing: The island's economy is booming. So why are so many citizens worse off than they were 10 years ago?

Applying your Econs knowledge:
Quality of Life is more than Material Wellbeing: GDP as an Incomplete Measure of Singapore's Development.