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Institutions and Elections Institutions and Elections
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Local Government Local Government
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Legislative Council Legislative Council
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Orienting the Public toward Formal Politics Orienting the Public toward Formal Politics
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Parties and Political Networks Parties and Political Networks
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“Moderate” or Right-Wing Parties “Moderate” or Right-Wing Parties
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Parties of the Left Parties of the Left
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The PAP The PAP
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Barisan Sosialis Barisan Sosialis
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Parties as Interest Protectors, Ideologues, or Vehicles Parties as Interest Protectors, Ideologues, or Vehicles
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The Emerging Partisan Political Economy The Emerging Partisan Political Economy
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Local Government and Party Machines Local Government and Party Machines
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Connecting with Voters Connecting with Voters
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4 Edging toward Sovereign Singapore
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Published:August 2020
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Abstract
This chapter talks about how the political institutionalization in Singapore, like in Malaya, proceeded on parallel local and national tracks against a backdrop of postwar reconstruction, anticommunism, ethnic tension, and uncertainty with the benefits and disadvantages of independence and uniting with Malaya. It describes Singapore's different environment from Malaysia, such as more solid Chinese settlers, smaller land area, a population less inclined toward Indonesia or pan-Malayism, and a fully separate administrative structure. The chapter also outlines Singapore's regime that reflected a different ethnic and ideological legacy from Malaya's. The regime's premises for accountability and legitimacy fast solidified, with party machines and substantially clientelistic linkages. It discusses Singapore's postwar economy that left ample room for intervention and shaped the People's Action Party's (PAP) approach to governance, which amplified the government's role in economic development.
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