Farmers in Singapore? Collective action under adverse circumstances

• Main Authors: HO, Yu Fong, DONALDSON, John A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Singapore; collective action; social networks; land; interviews; Agribusiness; Asian Studies; Political Science; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3194; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4451/viewcontent/Farmers_in_Singapore_sv.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

How can individuals with contrasting interests in a declining industry, at odds with the country’s identity, and facing an illiberal and sceptical government, band together to promote collective goals? This article addresses this question by examining Singapore’s Kranji Countryside Association, one...