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  • Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore

    by Bilveer Singh ...
    This book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore since June 1959. A political titan with few chinks in its armour, the party has kept winning elections under three prime ministers and Singapore is about to witness a transition to the fourth prime minister. The party's seemingly unstoppable sterling performance makes the issue of the ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Unmasking Singapore's 2020 General Elections: Covid-19 And The Evolving Political Landscape

    by Bilveer Singh, Walid Jumblatt Abdullah, Felix Thiam Kim Tan ...
    On 10 July 2020, Singapore held its 18th general elections in history and the 13th since independence in 1965. The ruling People's Action Party (PAP) once again retained its supermajority by capturing 83 out of the 93 seats, controlling 89.2 percent of parliamentary seats. In spite of a changing social, political and economic landscape, Singapore is still very much identified as an illiberal ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

  • Singapore Ageing

    Issues and Challenges Ahead

    by S Vasoo, Bilveer Singh, Srinivasan Chokkanathan ...
    Ageing is a part of life that all Singaporeans must face and, in fact, all families will have next of kins who will undergo that life stage. Singapore Ageing assembles a team of researchers, administrators, practitioners, advocates and academics from varied social service and care sectors, to share their thoughts, concerns and future challenges faced by an ageing Singapore in different arenas.With ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Understanding Singapore Politics (Second Edition)

    by Bilveer Singh ...
    Understanding Singapore Politics, Second Edition, aims to present a structural-functional understanding of politics in Singapore. This textbook provides a foundational knowledge of Singapore's politics by discussing key topics including the country's history, political and party systems, role of parastatal organisations, nation building, political leadership, electoral politics, hot-button ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • China and Southeast Asia in the Xi Jinping Era

    by Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim, Frank Cibulka, Trin Aiyara, Ngeow Chow-Bing, Stephen C. Druce, Narayanan Ganesan, Abdul Hai Julay, Amrita Jash, Tai Wei Lim0, William B. Noseworthy1, Victor R. Savage2, Bilveer Singh3, Andrea Chloe Wong4, Teri Shaffer Yamada5 ...
    In 2012, the Communist Party of China (CPC) inaugurated the Xi Jinping era when it elected him to be the General Secretary of the CPC. The following year Xi was elected President of the People’s Republic of China. The Xi Jinping era has seen a remarkable transformation of Chinese foreign policy, which has been adjusted to facilitate the achievement of what Xi has proclaimed as “the Great ... Read more

    $39.69 USD

  • Understanding Singapore Politics

    by Bilveer Singh ...
    Understanding Singapore Politics is written to address the dearth of a succinct overview on Singapore politics. This introductory text looks at the factors that shape the island-republic's domestic politics, the key institutions and issues in the city-state, electoral power as well as the political direction Singapore is likely to take in a post-Lee Kuan Yew era. The specific institutions covered ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

  • Regime Resilience in Malaysia and Singapore

    by Greg Lopez, Bridget Welsh, John Funston, David Martin Jones, Clive Kessler, Gaik Cheng Khoo, Mohamed Ariff, Terence Lee, Lee Soo Ann0, Lily Zubaidah Rahim1, Bilveer Singh2, Wee Chong Hui3, Meredith L. Weiss4, Amanda Whiting5, Steven CM Wong6, R. Rueban Balasubramaniam7, A.B. Shamsul8, Ross Tapsell9 ...
    Prominent scholars across the political divide and academic disciplines analyze how the dominant political parties in Malaysia and Singapore, United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and the People’s Action Party (PAP), have stayed in power. With a focus on developments in the last decade and the tenures of Prime Ministers Najib Tun Razak and Lee Hsien Loong, the authors offer a range of ... Read more

    $121.99 USD

  • The Indonesian Presidency

    Assessing the 2024 Presidential Elections and Beyond

    by Bilveer Singh ...
    Series Book 3 - World Scientific Series on International Relations and Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia
    The book examines the various dynamics involved in Indonesian presidential elections, inter alia, the political and changing presidential system, the history of the presidency, the various forces at work in the 2024 presidential elections especially the personalities and political forces involved in the elections and eventually, the factors behind the victory of Prabowo Subianto who had tried four ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • Community Development Arenas In Singapore

    by S Vasoo, Bilveer Singh, Xian Jie Chan ...
    In the last two decades or so, community development efforts in Singapore have strongly focused on task-centred community activities namely short-term projects revolving around socio-educational and recreational activities. Such an emphasis is further reinforced by the outsourcing of community services to the private sector which is contracted to deliver services or activities. Although the ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Critical Issues In Asset Building In Singapore's Development

    by S Vasoo, Bilveer Singh ...
    Singapore's progress as an independent nation and the uplifting of its people's livelihood have been made possible by stable social and political conditions. A more important factor in driving these positive changes lies with people-centric leadership. One can contrast the case of Singapore with societies led by self-serving leaders whose lack of honesty and integrity brings about immense social ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Papua

    Geopolitics and the Quest for Nationhood

    by Bilveer Singh ...
    The Papuan conflict has been on the international radar screen since Indonesia became an independent state in 1945. Since the surrender of the territory of Papua to Indonesia in 1962, a low-intensity military conflict has been building. Most Papuans believed that their right to self-determination was sacrificed on the altar of geopolitics. Later, when East Timor seceded peacefully from Indonesia, ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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  • Lee Kuan Yew Through The Eyes Of Chinese Scholars

    by Gungwu Wang, Chen Ning Yang, Ying-shih Yu ...
    Lee Kuan Yew through the Eyes of Chinese Scholars is a compilation of essays by highly-respected Chinese scholars in which they evaluate the life, work and philosophy of Lee Kuan Yew, founding Prime Minister of Singapore. Presenting a range of views from a uniquely Chinese/Asian perspective, this book provides valuable insights for those who wish to gain a fuller and deeper understanding of Lee ... Read more

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