• DOI:10.1080/01436590050004373
Corpus ID: 154321304

Illiberal democracy and the future of opposition in Singapore

@article{Mutalib2000IlliberalDA,
  title={Illiberal democracy and the future of opposition in Singapore},
  author={H. Mutalib},
  journal={Third World Quarterly},
  year={2000},
  volume={21},
  pages={313 - 342}
}

• H. Mutalib
• Published 2000
• Sociology
• Third World Quarterly

There are quite a number of ways by which politics in Singapore can be meaningfully approached. One perspective is to focus on the guiding beliefs and values of the People’s Action Party (PAP) governing elite and its nature of state governance since its assumption of power in 1959; it has ruled the state continuously since then. Its success in turning Singapore into a modern metropolis the envy of many has helped to buttress and legitimise its rule. Despite the growing criticisms, especially by… Expand