Shared Responsibilities, Unshared Power The Politics of Policy-Making in Singapore |
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| Author:
| Leong, Ho Khai |
| Series title: | Public Administration and Policy Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-981-210-218-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited
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| Imprint: | Marshall Cavendish Academic |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The book offers a critical analysis of the political dynamics that shape Singapore's public policies. It suggests that policy-making in Singapore involves a complex process of interaction among political institutions and that the distribution of power among these institutions is hierarchical and precarious. Thus, the book argues, the contestation of political interests occupies a central position in these stratified interactions, and this has been largely responsible for the types of...
More DescriptionThe book offers a critical analysis of the political dynamics that shape Singapore's public policies. It suggests that policy-making in Singapore involves a complex process of interaction among political institutions and that the distribution of power among these institutions is hierarchical and precarious. Thus, the book argues, the contestation of political interests occupies a central position in these stratified interactions, and this has been largely responsible for the types of policies and their impact.