The Public Service has of course had a pivotal role in Singapore's history and development since 1959. This study, rich with photographs and inset summaries, overviews many of the changes and developments in Singapore's public policy. The focus is on the viewpoints and experiences of the individuals who at high and low levels implemented those policies. The range of experiences is immense. Ruminative short essays, remembered incidents, discussion of failed and abandoned policies and of the process of policy formation are all presented in a very readable format. The aims and goals of dog handler, grass cutter, Army medical officer and Permanent Secretary are all seen as part of the major canvas which underlies 50 years of change.