Communitarian Ideology And Democracy In Singapore
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Download Communitarian Ideology And Democracy In Singapore PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Communitarian Ideology And Democracy In Singapore book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Communitarian Ideology And Democracy In Singapore
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Beng-Huat Chua
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-03-11
Communitarian Ideology And Democracy In Singapore written by Beng-Huat Chua and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-11 with Social Science categories.
The economic success of Singapore has established the country as a model for other nations. Yet until now the ideas behind this accomplishment have not been critically examined. Communitarian Ideology and Democracy in Singapore fills this gap. The book outlines the policies the ruling party has adopted over the past three decades. It charts the government's move away from Western concepts towards the evolution of 'Asian democracy'. The author analyses this anti-liberal democracy and the government's motives for repackaging cultural heritage into a national ideology of Asian communitarianism. This book avoids the polarization that has tended to characterise texts on Asian governments. It neither concentrates on a history of authoritarian repression nor unequivocally praises the regime but critically examines its political success. As such it provides a new and balanced account to the student of Singapore politics.
Liberalism Disavowed
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Beng Huat Chua
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2017-06-19
Liberalism Disavowed written by Beng Huat Chua and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-19 with Political Science categories.
In Liberalism Disavowed, Beng Huat Chua examines the rejection of Western-style liberalism in Singapore since the nation’s expulsion from Malaysia and formal independence as a republic in 1965. The People’s Action Party, which has ruled Singapore since 1959, has forged an independent non-Western ideology that is evident in various government policies that Chua analyzes, among them multiracialism, public housing, and widespread social distributions to the citizenry. Singapore is prosperous and peaceful, it’s highly advanced on various metrics of economic development, it has a great deal of regional influence, it is home to sophisticated industries and a large financial service sector, and it features what are by Western standards unusually low levels of social inequality. Paradoxically, however, it is no beacon of political liberalism. Chua sets forth ample evidence that the dominance of the People’s Action Party is based on a combination of economic success and media control, limits on public protests, libel suits against political opponents, and severely curtailed civil liberties.
Communitarian Politics In Asia
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Beng Huat Chua
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-07-31
Communitarian Politics In Asia written by Beng Huat Chua and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-31 with History categories.
With the collapse of European socialism in the late 1980s, ascendancy of the liberal capitalist democracy and individual self-interest became prevalent in the West. In contrast, many polities in Asia, both by tradition and choice, have explicitly adopted communitarianism as a national ideology, for example Confucianism in Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, Islam in Malaysia and the Panca Sila in Indonesia. Here, communitarianism arguably informs public policies and political practices and the concept of the 'social' in terms of responsibilities and collective welfare is preserved. Communitarian Politics in Asia examines instances in southeast and east Asian countries where communitarianism is both articulated as national ideology and embedded as the ethos of social life and assesses the relative merits of a set of practices in their respective local political context. The book not only augments existing international debate on liberalism and communitarianism but also provides empirical examples of communitarian political practices that will substantiate and/or refute conceptual points, such as redistributive justice and costs to individuals, in this ongoing debate.
The Singapore Puzzle
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Michael Haas
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1999-01-30
The Singapore Puzzle written by Michael Haas and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-30 with Political Science categories.
This text examines why Singapore's democratic practices have declined as its prosperity has increased. It explores both sides, for and against Singapore's government, and suggests reasons for the situation.
Neoliberal Morality In Singapore
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Youyenn Teo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-11
Neoliberal Morality In Singapore written by Youyenn Teo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-11 with Political Science categories.
Using the case study of Singapore, this book examines the production of a set of institutionalized relationships and ethical meanings that link citizens to each other and the state. It looks at how questions of culture and morality are resolved, and how state-society relations are established that render paradoxes and inequalities acceptable, and form the basis of a national political culture. The Singapore government has put in place a number of policies to encourage marriage and boost fertility that has attracted much attention, and are often taken as evidence that the Singapore state is a social engineer. The book argues that these policies have largely failed to reverse demographic trends, and reveals that the effects of the policies are far more interesting and significant. As Singaporeans negotiate various rules and regulations, they form a set of ties to each other and to the state. These institutionalized relationships and shared meanings, referred to as neoliberal morality, render particular ideals about family natural. Based on extensive field work, the book is a useful contribution to studies on Asian Culture and Society, Globalisation, as well as Development Studies.
The Struggle Over Borders
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Pieter de Wilde
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-07-04
The Struggle Over Borders written by Pieter de Wilde and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-04 with Political Science categories.
A comprehensive analysis of how globalization has altered political conflict, giving a fresh perspective on the contemporary rise of populism.
Civil Society And The State In Singapore
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Soon Carol
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2017-01-05
Civil Society And The State In Singapore written by Soon Carol and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-05 with Political Science categories.
Set within the context of growing political pluralism and the increasing use of new communication technologies for social mobilisation, the Institute of Policy Studies organised a national conference on civil society in November 2013. This collection of the essays that were presented at or inspired by the conference provides nuanced analyses of the development of the sector in Singapore since the Institute's first such conference held in 1998. The first section of the book discusses the different philosophies and approaches that underpin how civic activists engage with the State; the second section examines some key forces of change that are re-shaping the sector; and, the third section sets out some emerging issues facing it. Combining insights from experts and civic activists themselves, this book proposes an agenda for the future development of the civil society in Singapore.
The First Wave
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Loke Hoe Yeong
language : en
Publisher: Epigram Books
Release Date : 2019-09-30
The First Wave written by Loke Hoe Yeong and has been published by Epigram Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-30 with Political Science categories.
Based on extensive interviews and archival material, The First Wave tells the story of the opposition in Singapore in its critical first thirty years in Parliament. Democratisation has been described to occur in waves. The first wave of a democratic awakening in post-independence Singapore began with J. B. Jeyaretnam’s victory in the Anson by-election of 1981. That built up to the 1984 general election, the first of many to be called a “watershed”, in which Chiam See Tong was also elected in Potong Pasir. After their successes in 1991, the opposition began dreaming of forming the government. But their euphoria was short-lived. Serious fault lines in the leading Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rose to the surface almost immediately after the opposition victories of 1991, and the party was wiped out of Parliament by 1997. The opposition spent the next decade experimenting with coalition arrangements, to work their way back to victory.
The China Model
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Daniel A. Bell
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-08-23
The China Model written by Daniel A. Bell and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-23 with Political Science categories.
How China's political model could prove to be a viable alternative to Western democracy Westerners tend to divide the political world into "good" democracies and “bad” authoritarian regimes. But the Chinese political model does not fit neatly in either category. Over the past three decades, China has evolved a political system that can best be described as “political meritocracy.” The China Model seeks to understand the ideals and the reality of this unique political system. How do the ideals of political meritocracy set the standard for evaluating political progress (and regress) in China? How can China avoid the disadvantages of political meritocracy? And how can political meritocracy best be combined with democracy? Daniel Bell answers these questions and more. Opening with a critique of “one person, one vote” as a way of choosing top leaders, Bell argues that Chinese-style political meritocracy can help to remedy the key flaws of electoral democracy. He discusses the advantages and pitfalls of political meritocracy, distinguishes between different ways of combining meritocracy and democracy, and argues that China has evolved a model of democratic meritocracy that is morally desirable and politically stable. Bell summarizes and evaluates the “China model”—meritocracy at the top, experimentation in the middle, and democracy at the bottom—and its implications for the rest of the world. A timely and original book that will stir up interest and debate, The China Model looks at a political system that not only has had a long history in China, but could prove to be the most important political development of the twenty-first century.
Communitarian Politics In Asia
DOWNLOAD eBooks
Author : Beng Huat Chua
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Communitarian Politics In Asia written by Beng Huat Chua and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
With the collapse of European socialism in the late 1980s, ascendancy of the liberal capitalist democracy and individual self-interest became prevalent in the West. In contrast, many polities in Asia, both by tradition and choice, have explicitly adopted communitarianism as a national ideology, for example Confucianism in Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, Islam in Malaysia and the Panca Sila in Indonesia. Here, communitarianism arguably informs public policies and political practices and the concept of the 'social' in terms of responsibilities and collective welfare is preserved. Communitarian Politics in Asia examines instances in southeast and east Asian countries where communitarianism is both articulated as national ideology and embedded as the ethos of social life and assesses the relative merits of a set of practices in their respective local political context. The book not only augments existing international debate on liberalism and communitarianism but also provides empirical examples of communitarian political practices that will substantiate and/or refute conceptual points, such as redistributive justice and costs to individuals, in this ongoing debate.