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Singapore in 2005: “Vibrant and Cosmopolitan” without Political Pluralism

Author(s) -

Garry Rodan

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

asian survey

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314

H-Index - 47

eISSN - 1533-838X

pISSN - 0004-4687

DOI - 10.1525/as.2006.46.1.180

Subject(s) - pluralism (philosophy) , politics , prime minister , criticism , political science , political economy , government (linguistics) , prime (order theory) , public administration , sociology , law , epistemology , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , combinatorics

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's controversial decision to introduce casinos as part of the "remaking" of Singapore's economy was accompanied by offi- cially tolerated public criticism of that decision. Yet, other attempts at organized protests and political expression on a range of issues were subjected to the customary suppression that underlines the government's continued resistance to political pluralism.

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