Singapore Politics Under the People's Action Party

by Mauzy,Diane K.

• ISBN13: 9780415246538
• ISBN10: 0415246539
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-08-02
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book is a comprehensive overview of politics in Singapore since self-governance. The authors examine how this tiny island has developed into a global financial centre and an economic and social success under the leadership of the People's Action Party which has ruled continuously since 1959. The authors explore the nature of the Singaporean government, as well as major issues such as ethnicity, human rights and the development of civil society. This book is the first major study of contemporary Singapore's politics and will be essential reading for all those with an interest in Southeast Asia.

Author Biography

Diane K. Mauzy is a professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Key dates	xi
List of acronyms	xv
What is remarkable about Singapore?	1	(12)
How Singapore became independent: Lee Kuan Yew and the People's Action Party (PAP)	13	(12)
Locations of power: the state and the government	25	(13)
The People's Action Party: the structure and operation of a dominant	38	(13)
Ideology of the leaders and for the populace	51	(15)
Economic policy for an independent Singapore	66	(19)
Supplying social services to the people	85	(14)
The dictates of ethnicity: language policy, education, and self-help	99	(15)
The successors: leadership trends in the PAP - the search for top talent	114	(14)
Authoritarian aspects of PAP rule	128	(15)
Elections, electoral innovations, and the Opposition	143	(14)
The growth of civil society	157	(12)
Deterrence and diplomacy	169	(17)
Singapore in the future	186	(12)
Further reading	198	(4)
Notes	202	(56)
Index	258