Adam Smith Center Singapore

Our Mission

Adam Smith Centre is a non-profit, non-political, and non-government independent organisation registered in Singapore.

We aim to promote the principles of liberal individualism, the rule of law and equality in the tradition of Adam Smith, the father of modern economics. We do so through academic research, outreach and content creation in Singapore and Southeast Asia, engaging with students, scholars and members of the public.

Founded in 2017, we are a non-profit, non-political, and non-government independent organisation registered in Singapore. Since then, we have pursued different educational projects to expose the public to the intellectual ideas of the liberal tradition, which emphasises free exchange, freedom of association and limited government principles.

What's the future of democracy in singapore?

This splendid book offers not only an intelligent critical discussion of issues of policy design in contemporary Singapore but also a tour of the economic and philosophical literature that guides the analysis. Classical liberals as well as their critics will learn much from this clear, thoughtful, and learned work.

– Prof. Chandran Kukathas, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University

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Why Commemorate 1819?

The Adam Smith Centre held a national event in 2019 titled “Why Commemorate 1819?”, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of Singapore under the British by Sir Stamford Raffles. Hosted at Tanglin Trust School, we hosted various speakers who shared the importance of the British legacy for Singapore’s post-war development, especially though our inheritance of key institutions of parliamentary democracy and open trade.