The limits of authoritarian governance in Singapore's developmental state. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Lily Zubaidah Rahim, Michael D. Barr.
• Editors: Rahim, Lily Zubaidah, 1960-; Barr, Michael D
• Contents: 1. Introduction: Authoritarian Governance in Singapore's Developmental State.- 2. Singapore and the Lineages of Authoritarian Modernity in East Asia.- 3. Independence: The Further Stage of Colonialism in Singapore.- 4. Albert Winsemius and the Transnational Origins of High Modernist Governance in Singapore.- 5. Social Policy Reform and Rigidity in Singapore's Authoritarian Developmental State.- 6. New Politics and Old Managerialism: Welcome to the New Normal.- 7. Intra-Party Dynamics in the People's Action Party: Party Structure, Continuity and Hegemony.- 8. The Growing Challenge of Pluralism and Political Activism: Shifts in the Hegemonic Discourse in Singapore.- 9. PAP Vulnerability and the Singapore Governance Model: Findings from the Asian Barometer Survey.- 10. Aligning Media Policy with Executive Dominance.- 11. Pragmatic Competence and Communication Governance in Singapore.- 12. Legislating Dominance: Parliament and the Making of Singapore's Governance Model.- 13. Governing Authoritarian Law: Law as Security.- 14. Conclusion: Democratising Singapore's Developmental State.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 320.95957; Economic development -- Singapore; Singapore -- Politics and government -- 1990-; Singapore -- Foreign economic relations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811315565
• Related ISBNs: 9789811315558
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