The Singapore Puzzle FROM THE PUBLISHER
As Singapore's prosperity increases, its democratic practices decline. Haas and his contributors examine why. Seven writers, some of whom have suffered financially and physically from dictatorial excesses in this island republic, try to explain this puzzle.
SYNOPSIS
Examines why Singapore's democratic practices have declined as its prosperity has increased.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Eight contributions discuss why the Singapore government has painted itself into a corner wherein Chinese ethnocentrism, electoral dictatorship, and anticommunitarianism prevail. The work looks at such aspects as political history, political economy, the press, the judiciary, foreign policy, and mass society. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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