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In this study, Mutalib (political science, National U. of Singapore) considers the struggle between contemporary political parties in Singapore. His analysis is based upon archival research and interviews with leaders in both the dominant PAP party and those representing the opposition. He concludes by describing the problems facing opposition parties and assessing their prospects for making a lasting challenge to the PAP. Distributed in the U.S. by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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目录信息
INTRODUCTION: SINGAPORE'S POLITICAL
SYSTEM AND DEMOCRATIC CULTURE 1
Chapter 1: Opposition Politics in a Dominant
One-Party System 3
Introduction 3
Singapore's Political System 7
PART 2:
THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
SINGAPORE POLITICS BEFORE 1965 35
Chapter 2: Early Parties and the PAP 37
Colonial Rule and Labour Front Government 37
The PAP - From Opposition to Government 44
PART 3:
SINGAPORE'S OPPOSITION PARTIES:
CASE STUDIES OF FOUR PARTIES 71
Introduction 72
Chapter 3: Barisan Sosialis: From Formidable
Opposition to Oblivion 73
Formative Years 73
Reasons for Decline 96
Chapter 4: Workers' Party: A Party Denied
Workers' Support 119
Formative Years under Marshall (1957-1970) 120
The Second Phase under J.B. Jeyaretnam
(1971-2001) 131
Reasons for Decline 152
Chapter 5: Singapore Democratic Party: From
Accommodation to Confrontation 166
Fori;iauive Years and Early Leadership 166
Reasons for Decline 183
Chapter 6: Singapore Malays National Organisation
(PKMS): A Malay-Minority Party in a
Chinese-Majority State 199
Formative Years and Early Leadership 200
Reasons for Decline 212
PART 4:
IMPEDIMENTS TO A VIABLE
OPPOSITION IN SINGAPORE 235
Introduction 236
Chapter 7: Affluence and Effective Government Versus
Weaknesses of Opposition Parties 239
Government's Deliverance of Economic Prosperity 240
The Contrast: Opposition's Weaknesses 253
Chapter 8: Systemic Impediments and Regulation
of Key Institutions of State Apparatus 271
Systemic Impediments 271
Regulation of Key Institutions 285
Chapter 9: Shifting Rules of the Game 324
Changes to Constitution and Election Laws 324
Chapter 10: "Caution Syndrome" and "Subject" Political
Culture 352
"Caution Syndrome" 353
"Subject" Political Culture 358
PART 5:
CONCLUSION: FUTURE PROSPECTS
FOR OPPOSITION PARTIES 369
Chapter 11: Opposition Parties in Singapore:
A Sisyphean Future? 371
Prospects for Singapore's Opposition Parties 372
Scenarios of Singapore's Future Political System 380
Bibliography 404
Index 423.
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