LEADER 03151nam 22006254a 450 001 9910958510303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-54113-9 010 $a1-134-54114-7 010 $a0-203-47180-6 010 $a1-280-31635-7 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203471807 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253722 035 $a(EBL)170512 035 $a(OCoLC)50754081 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000246218 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11216295 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246218 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10199064 035 $a(PQKB)10575950 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170512 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL170512 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10100289 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL31635 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253722 100 $a20020612d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSingapore politics under the People's Action Party /$fDiane K. Mauzy and R.S. Milne 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 1 $aPolitics in Asia series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-415-24653-9 311 08$a0-415-24652-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [202]-257) and index. 327 $aSingapore 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 327 $a9 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 330 $aA comprehensive overview of politics in Singapore since self-governance. The authors examine how this tiny island has developed into a global financial centre and an economic and social success under the leadership of the People's Action Party which has ruled continuously since 1959. The authors explore the nature of the Singaporean government, as well as major issues such as ethnicity, human rights and the development of civil society. 410 0$aPolitics in Asia series. 607 $aSingapore$xPolitics and government 676 $a320.95957 686 $a15.75$2bcl 700 $aMauzy$b Diane K.$f1942-$0934721 701 $aMilne$b R. S$g(Robert Stephen),$f1919-$01829082 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958510303321 996 $aSingapore politics under the People's Action Party$94398234 997 $aUNINA