The Political Economy of Social Control in Singapore

by C. Tremewan

Overview

This book shows that there is a complex relationship between economic strategy, social control and political conflict in Singapore.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312158651
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	04/29/1996
Series:	St Antony's Series
Edition description:	1996
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

List of Tables - Foreword; Peter Carey - Preface to the 1995 Reprint -Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Introduction - Historical Origins - Singapore's Political Economy - Public Housing: The Working-class Barracks - Educating for Submission - The New Education System -Parliament, Elections and Parties - The Law, Coercion and Terror - Conclusion - References - Index