The Political Economy of Social Control in SingaporeMacmillan, 1994 - 252 pagine "Singapore's rapid economic growth has attracted much admiration. But can this success be sufficiently explained by canny exploitation of a niche in the global free market? This book shows that there is a complex relationship between economic strategy, social control and political conflict in Singapore. It does this by looking at the regulatory functions of major state institutions." "Public housing increases state control and forces people into wage labour even while supplying a high standard of accommodation. Singaporeans are sorted, stratified and fragmented by the education system. Racism and patriarchal relations, seen in language, population planning and eugenics policies, are integral to education. Elections and parliament in Singapore are mechanisms for forcing submission, converting submission into consent and confining politics to parliamentary politics. The legal system functions to criminalise politics and politicise crime. The findings of all the chapters are drawn together to show how the system of social control has developed in phases in response to the changing nature of political resistance."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Pagina 157
... Jeyaretnam won Anson in a by - election precipitated by the PAP incumbent , Devan Nair , assuming the presidency . With 51.01 per cent of the vote in a three- way contest ( GOS , 1989a , p . 232 ) , Jeyaretnam entered parliament much to ...
... Jeyaretnam won Anson in a by - election precipitated by the PAP incumbent , Devan Nair , assuming the presidency . With 51.01 per cent of the vote in a three- way contest ( GOS , 1989a , p . 232 ) , Jeyaretnam entered parliament much to ...
Pagina 164
... Jeyaretnam , stated that these organisations must be insulated from ' inter- ference by political parties or opposition MPs ' ( ST , 30 June 1985 ) . To protect this governing structure from also becoming a site of political com ...
... Jeyaretnam , stated that these organisations must be insulated from ' inter- ference by political parties or opposition MPs ' ( ST , 30 June 1985 ) . To protect this governing structure from also becoming a site of political com ...
Pagina 165
... Jeyaretnam's comments about the judiciary were ' totally treasonable ' reveal the centrality of liberal demo- cratic institutions to the PAP governing strategy and show that Lee recognised the crisis of legitimacy that was being ...
... Jeyaretnam's comments about the judiciary were ' totally treasonable ' reveal the centrality of liberal demo- cratic institutions to the PAP governing strategy and show that Lee recognised the crisis of legitimacy that was being ...
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Singapores Political Economy 339 | 30 |
The Workingclass Barracks | 45 |
Educating for Submission | 74 |
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