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The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Christopher Tremewan
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Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 1-5

  3. Historical Origins

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 6-29

  4. Singapore’s Political Economy

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 30-44

  5. Public Housing: The Working-class Barracks

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 45-73

  6. Educating for Submission

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 74-108

  7. The New Education System

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 109-151

  8. Parliament, Elections and Parties

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 152-186

  9. The Law, Coercion and Terror

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 187-227

  10. Conclusion

    • Christopher Tremewan
    Pages 228-234

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 235-252
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`The thesis presented here will not only change the way in which we understand contemporary Singaporean society and the relationship between the state and its citizens, but will also provoke a debate about the social costs of economic development in other parts of the world, and the future security of the island republic - increasingly a Chinese enclave in a Malay sea - in the twenty-first century.' - Peter Carey, Trinity College, Oxford This study examines the development of Singapore's complex system of social regulation in relation to the phases of its economic strategy and political transition. It focuses on the way social control works through public housing and welfare, education, parliamentary politics and the law. It draws out the implications of such comprehensive control for political conflict. Popular explanations for Singapore's success and its status as a model for other developing countries are brought into question.

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