An anomaly explained : the curious case of restricted democracy in Singapore.

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Main Author:	Myhre, Snorre Jonas Jordheim.
Other Authors:	S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format:	Theses and Dissertations
Published:	2011
Subjects:	DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Singapore
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10356/47414
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Institution:	Nanyang Technological University

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spelling	sg-ntu-dr.10356-474142020-11-01T08:19:37Z An anomaly explained : the curious case of restricted democracy in Singapore. Myhre, Snorre Jonas Jordheim. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Singapore 39 p. The paper tries to explain why Singapore has not developed into a liberal democracy and an extensive welfare state despite having a highly developed capitalist economy. The argument of the paper is that this is due to the British institutional heritage, as the framework left in place by the British both facilitated a move towards as well as the consolidation of restricted democracy. This is due to two factors, firstly the rapid expansion of suffrage on a pre-industrial society, and secondly the majoritarian electoral system. The development of a restricted democracy further limited the growth of social policy and the development of an extensive welfare state. Theories by Rueschmeyer et al (1993), Lijphart (2008) and Huber et al (2001) are used to structure the arguments. The analysis confirms parts of the argument of capitalist development, and almost fully the effect of electoral systems on democracy as well as limited democracy on the effect on social policy. Master of Science (International Political Economy) 2011-12-27T07:29:04Z 2011-12-27T07:29:04Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/47414 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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An anomaly explained : the curious case of restricted democracy in Singapore.

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