Managing Political Change in Singapore

Managing Political Change in Singapore
Author: Lam Peng Er
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2013-09-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136205268

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The Singapore parliament's creation of an elected presidency in 1991 was the biggest constitutional and political change in Singapore's modern era. This multi-disciplinary study gathers papers from leading scholars in law, history, political science and economics to examine how political change is managed in Singapore. It is an authoritative addition to debates surrounding the management of political change in developing countries more generally.

Understanding Singapore Politics (Second Edition)

Understanding Singapore Politics (Second Edition)
Author: Bilveer Singh
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2021-08-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9811243409

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Understanding Singapore Politics, Second Edition, aims to present a structural-functional understanding of politics in Singapore. This textbook provides a foundational knowledge of Singapore's politics by discussing key topics including the country's history, political and party systems, role of parastatal organisations, nation building, political leadership, electoral politics, hot-button national issues and the role of Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore politics. Recommended for anyone who has an interest or a stake in the island republic, this introductory text provides insights on what drives, shapes and influences Singapore's politics and explains the political behaviour of Singaporeans.

Managing Diversity In Singapore: Policies And Prospects

Managing Diversity In Singapore: Policies And Prospects
Author: Mathews Mathew
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2016-05-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1783269553

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Singapore society is increasingly becoming diverse. During the first few decades of nation building, policies were designed to homogenise aspects of Singaporean society while enshrining principles to allow restricted amounts of diversity. Fast forward to the present, and fifty years after independence, the number of areas where diversity is profoundly apparent remains copious, and its manifestations more varied.This book provides an updated account on the tensions posed by diversity in Singapore and how this is being managed, primarily by the state through policies and programmes but also by communities who attempt to negotiate these tensions. Such an enquiry is crucial especially at this juncture when the nation is finding ways to embrace the different forms of diversity brought about through external impetuses, as well as manage internal reactions from the various communities. The book chapters highlight important considerations if Singapore's diversity management strategies will hold promise for the future.

Public Administration Singapore-Style

Public Administration Singapore-Style
Author: Jon S. T. Quah
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2010-04-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1849509255

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Singapore was ranked first for the competence of its public officials from 1999 to 2002 by "The Global Competitiveness Report". This book intends to provide a detailed study of public administration Singapore-style.

Understanding Singapore Politics

Understanding Singapore Politics
Author: Bilveer Singh
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2017-03-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9813209259

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Understanding Singapore Politics is written to address the dearth of a succinct overview on Singapore politics. This introductory text looks at the factors that shape the island-republic's domestic politics, the key institutions and issues in the city-state, electoral power as well as the political direction Singapore is likely to take in a post-Lee Kuan Yew era. The specific institutions covered for discussion include the mass media, trade unions, civil service and grassroots organisations. The role of civil and civic society, including pressures for democratisation, is also examined. In addition, various new political issues — the importance of race, income equality and migration — and their implications are discussed. Finally, the linkage between Singapore's domestic and foreign policy is analysed. This foundational guide to Singapore politics is recommended for anyone who has an interest or a stake in the island republic.

Management of Success

Management of Success
Author: Kernial Singh Sandhu
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1214
Release: 1989
Genre: Singapore
ISBN:

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The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore

The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore
Author: C. Tremewan
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2016-07-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1349246247

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`The thesis presented here will not only change the way in which we understand contemporary Singaporean society and the relationship between the state and its citizens, but will also provoke a debate about the social costs of economic development in other parts of the world, and the future security of the island republic - increasingly a Chinese enclave in a Malay sea - in the twenty-first century.' - Peter Carey, Trinity College, Oxford This study examines the development of Singapore's complex system of social regulation in relation to the phases of its economic strategy and political transition. It focuses on the way social control works through public housing and welfare, education, parliamentary politics and the law. It draws out the implications of such comprehensive control for political conflict. Popular explanations for Singapore's success and its status as a model for other developing countries are brought into question.

The East Asian Challenge for Democracy

The East Asian Challenge for Democracy
Author: Daniel A. Bell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2013-08-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1107470978

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The rise of China, along with problems of governance in democratic countries, has reinvigorated the theory of political meritocracy. But what is the theory of political meritocracy and how can it set standards for evaluating political progress (and regress)? To help answer these questions, this volume gathers a series of commissioned research papers from an interdisciplinary group of leading philosophers, historians and social scientists. The result is the first book in decades to examine the rise (or revival) of political meritocracy and what it will mean for political developments in China and the rest of the world. Despite its limitations, meritocracy has contributed much to human flourishing in East Asia and beyond and will continue to do so in the future. This book is essential reading for those who wish to further the debate and perhaps even help to implement desirable forms of political change.

Management of Success

Management of Success
Author: Terence Chong
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2010
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9814279854

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Rev. ed. of: Management of success, the moulding of modern Singapore.