Format:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 270 p)
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25 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0415246520
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0415246539
Series Statement:
Politics in Asia series
Content:
In this overview of politics in Singapore since self-governance, the authors explore the nature of the Singaporean government, its history, as well as major issues such as ethnicity, human rights and the development of civil society
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [202]-257) and index
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Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Key dates; List of acronyms; 1 What is remarkable about Singapore?; 2 How Singapore became independent: Lee Kuan Yew and the People's Action Party (PAP); 3 Locations of power: the state and the government; 4 The People's Action Party: the structure and operation of a dominant party; 5 Ideology of the leaders and for the populace; 6 Economic policy for an independent Singapore; 7 Supplying social services to the people; 8 The dictates of ethnicity: language policy, education, and self-help
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9 The successors: leadership trends in the PAP - the search for top talent10 Authoritarian aspects of PAP rule; 11 Elections, electoral innovations, and the Opposition; 12 The growth of civil society; 13 Deterrence and diplomacy; 14 Singapore in the future; Further reading; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415246521
Additional Edition:
Print version Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party
Language:
English
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