Communitarian ideology and democracy in Singapore / / Beng-Huat Chua
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| Autore: |
Chua Beng Huat
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| Titolo: |
Communitarian ideology and democracy in Singapore / / Beng-Huat Chua
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 959.5705 |
| Soggetto topico: | Democracy - Singapore |
| Communities | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Singapore Politics and government |
| Note generali: | This book was produced with the assistance of the Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Western Australia. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Ideological trajectory: from authoritarianism to communitarianism; Reopening ideological discussion; Pragmatism of the PAP government: a critical assessment; The business of living: transformation of everyday life; The making of a new nation: cultural construction and national identity; Not depoliticised but ideologically successful: the public housing programme; Confucianisation abandoned; Building the political middle ground; Towards a non-liberal communitarian democracy; Conclusion; References; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 commun |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Communitarian ideology and democracy in Singapore |
| ISBN: | 1-134-80986-7 |
| 1-134-80987-5 | |
| 1-280-33121-6 | |
| 0-203-29298-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910812305703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Politics in Asia series.