The Limits of Authoritarian Governance in Singapore's Developmental State

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rahim, Lily Zubaidah (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Barr, Michael D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Asia-Politics and government.; Asia-Economic conditions.; Democracy.; Economic development.; Social change.; Asian Politics.; Asian Economics.; Development and Social Change.

This book delves into the limitations of Singapore's authoritarian governance model. In doing so, the relevance of the Singapore governance model for other industrialising economies is systematically examined. Research in this book examines the challenges for an integrated governance model that...

Table of 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.