{"title":"Politics","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"let-the-people-have-him","title":"Let The People Have Him, Chiam See Tong: The Early Years","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Singapore Literature Prize 2016 (English Non-Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e 3rd Prize Winner of Popular Readers' Choice Award 2015, English (Adult) Category\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/LetThePeopleHaveHim-Sample.pdf?115653527761590924\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/chiam\"\u003e Get the Chiam See Tong collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07NCLKHP4\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Loke_Hoe_Yeong_Let_the_People_Have_Him_Chiam_See_T?id=5TKGDwAAQBAJ\u0026amp;hl=en\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e      \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/841881-Let-The-People-Have-Him-Chiam-See-Tong-The-Early-Years?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=LetThePeopleHaveHimChiamSeeTongTheEarlyYears\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eChiam See Tong (b. 1935) is Singapore’s longest serving opposition politician. A member of parliament for nearly three decades, Chiam is also one of Singapore’s most iconic, influential and beloved political figures. Through his efforts in shaping Potong Pasir into a “model constituency”, the veteran statesman has greatly contributed towards an increasingly pluralistic Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eWhen he first entered politics in 1976, there was not a single opposition member in Parliament. As the founder of the Singapore Democratic Party, and later the Singapore People’s Party, Chiam has long rallied for the need of an opposition as the essential democratic check on a one-party system. He is respected for his level-headed and non-confrontational stance, and is the only opposition member to have received public apologies and out-of-court damages from cabinet ministers of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eBased on extensive interviews, family documents and party archives, \u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e is the first biography of an opposition politician from post-independence Singapore—a biography of a man who, through his accomplishments and devotion, struggled to build a fairer, more balanced and diverse country. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eTracing the first half of a life fully lived, this book sheds light on Chiam’s circuitous and colourful route to Parliament at the age of 49—from his revolutionary family background to his days as a champion school swimmer; from his political awakening in New Zealand to his stint as an inspiring school teacher in Malaysia; from training as a lawyer to his cross-continental romance with his wife Lina; from standing as an independent candidate in 1976 to winning the Potong Pasir seat in 1984 as the leader of the fledging Singapore Democratic Party. \u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e draws a humanistic picture of Chiam in his early days—as his country changed around him before he was to change it—while revealing the guiding values that have made this humble and unassuming man revered for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e offers an important, if not comprehensive, look into what motivates and forms the political mind of one of Singapore’s most recognisable political icons, but the personal approach of the book would make you believe that he is just an ordinary man.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Howard Lee, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theonlinecitizen.com\/2014\/10\/chiam-see-tong-understanding-the-man-behind-the-politics\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Online Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e, a book by academic Loke Hoe Yeong that traces Chiam’s birth to his winning of the Potong Pasir seat in 1984, is a reminder that Chiam’s rise as a national opposition is no easy feat.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Martino Tan, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mothership.sg\/2014\/10\/10-revelations-from-chiam-see-tongs-biography-that-will-interest-every-well-informed-sporean\/\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMothership.SG\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“Among the book's interesting revelations is that [Chiam's] grandfather Chiam Seng Poh was a revolutionary who helped Dr Sun Yat Sen overthrow the Qing government. Another is that one of Mr Chiam's mother's sisters, Mabel, married Mr Kwa Soon Siew - a brother of Madam Kwa Geok Choo, the late wife of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Leong Weng Kam, \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/news.asiaone.com\/news\/singapore\/new-book-traces-chiams-road-parliament\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eThe Straits Times\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“In the book, Loke describes how Chiam, under the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) banner, fought against the People’s Action Party (PAP)’s Mah Bow Tan. He described how even amid a climate of fear rampant in Singapore as a result of political dissidents being detained under the Internal Security Act, Chiam’s voice stood out for his courage in daring to speak against the PAP’s policies.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Nicholas Teo, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/popspoken.com\/issues\/2014\/12\/chiam-see-tongs-1984-campaign-still-relevant-today\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePopspoken\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/why-chiam-see-tong-1984-124201452.html\" style=\"color: #404040;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003eYahoo! Singapore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e“A wonderful read on Chiam See Tong[’s] rise from lawyer to opposition politics. The only opposition leader who walked the minefield without getting blown away.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #404040;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #404040;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—\u003cem\u003eThe Independent Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon-based researcher and writer on politics and international affairs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLoke Hoe Yeong\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was formerly an associate fellow at the European Union Centre in Singapore, National University of Singapore. He is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/let-the-people-have-him\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLet the People Have Him: Chiam See Tong, The Early Years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Singapore Literature Prize for non-fiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Epigram Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32020126236785,"sku":"9789810791735","price":34.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/LetThePeopleHaveHim-CVF-100.jpg?v=1412331182"},{"product_id":"mee-siam-mai-hum","title":"Mee Siam Mai Hum: Some of the Darnedest Things Our Politicians Say","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/MeeSiamMaiHum-Sample.pdf?12832373146497706229\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You need a very small space to have sex.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The co-driver is there to slap the driver when he drives off course.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“You talk about bak chor mee. I will say mee siam mai hum.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMee Siam Mai Hum\u003c\/em\u003e is the first-ever published compilation of the most memorable quotes uttered by Singapore's politicians. Collected over several years, the quotes accompany witty illustrations by Jackie Goh of The Fingersmith Letterpress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will find verbal gaffes, stretched analogies, shockers and mind-bogglers that have created news headlines and stirred up the cybersphere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdmund Wee\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Publisher and CEO of Epigram Books, a Singaporean imprint that champions local literature and writers. Best known for its bestselling graphic novel \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-art-of-charlie-chan-hock-chye-10th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, it has also published landmark translations of novels and short story collections by Cultural Medallion winners, fresh fiction by emerging authors, and republished out-of-print novels for a new generation of readers. For his efforts, Edmund was included in the Straits Times Life! Power List of arts, entertainment, and lifestyle players five times in the last six years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJacqueline (Jackie) Goh\u003c\/strong\u003e is a print operator and illustrator at The Fingersmith Letterpress studio in Singapore. Besides the love of being covered in ink, she enjoys tinkering with her analog cameras and dabbles in occasional woodwork. 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This book covers the complex historical forces and circumstances that shaped this nation. It tells of Britain's imperial visions and schemes, and of how their failure cast a shadow on the story of Singapore's incorporation into the Federation of Malaysia and expulsion from it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdwin Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e is formerly Associate Professor and Head of the Department of History National Univerity of Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Alkem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21606015271025,"sku":"9789812307958","price":49.9,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Singapore-the-unexpected-nation-edwin-lee-00.jpeg?v=1557387662"},{"product_id":"hard-choices-challenging-the-singapore-consensus-pos","title":"Hard Choices: Challenging the Singapore Consensus","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSingapore is changing. The consensus that the PAP government has constructed and maintained over five decades is fraying. The assumptions that underpin Singaporean exceptionalism are no longer accepted as easily and readily as before. Among these are the ideas that the country is uniquely vulnerable, that this vulnerability limits its policy and political options, that good governance demands a degree of political consensus that ordinary democratic arrangements cannot produce, and that the country's success requires a competitive meritocracy accompanied by relatively little income or wealth redistribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the policy and political conundrums that Singapore faces today are complex and defy easy answers. Confronted with a political landscape that is likely to become more contested, how should the government respond? What reforms should it pursue? This collection of essays suggests that a far-reaching and radical rethinking of the country's policies and institutions is necessary, even if it weakens the very consensus that enabled Singapore to succeed in its first fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDonald Low\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is Associate Dean for executive education and research at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSudhir Thomas Vadaketh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003eFloating on a Malayan Breeze: Travels in Malaysia and Singapore\u003cspan\u003e. He also writes for a variety of publications, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYahoo! SG\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"APD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29057918500977,"sku":"9789971698164","price":24.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Hard-Choices-Donald-Low-00.jpg?v=1560319829"},{"product_id":"the-first-wave-jbj-chiam-the-singapore-opposition-in-singapore","title":"The First Wave: JBJ, Chiam \u0026 the Opposition in Singapore","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShorlisted for the 2020 Singapore Book Awards \u003c\/strong\u003e(Best Non-Fiction)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/TheFirstWave-sample.pdf?799\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLook inside the book\u003c\/a\u003e        \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.epigrambooks.sg\/products\/chiam\"\u003eGet the Chiam See Tong collection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet the E-book on \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B07Z5BK8JJ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Loke_Hoe_Yeong_The_First_Wave?id=Tpm2DwAAQBAJ\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storytel.com\/sg\/en\/books\/1195504-The-First-Wave-JBJ-Chiam-the-Opposition-in-Singapore?utm_source=Epigram\u0026amp;utm_medium=TheFirstWaveJBJChiam\u0026amp;theOppositioninSingapore\"\u003eListen to the audiobook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on extensive interviews and archival material, \u003cem\u003eThe First Wave\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of the opposition in Singapore in its critical first thirty years in Parliament. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDemocratisation has been described to occur in waves. The first wave of a democratic awakening in post-independence Singapore began with J. B. Jeyaretnam’s victory in the Anson by-election of 1981. That built up to the 1984 general election, the first of many to be called a “watershed”, in which Chiam See Tong was also elected in Potong Pasir. After their successes in 1991, the opposition began dreaming of forming the government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut their euphoria was short-lived. Serious fault lines in the leading Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) rose to the surface almost immediately after the opposition victories of 1991, and the party was wiped out of Parliament by 1997. The opposition spent the next decade experimenting with coalition arrangements, to work their way back to victory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e offers an important, if not comprehensive, look into what motivates and forms the political mind of one of Singapore’s most recognisable political icons, but the personal approach of the book would make you believe that he is just an ordinary man.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Howard Lee, \u003cem\u003eThe Online Citizen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eLet The People Have Him\u003c\/em\u003e, a book by academic Loke Hoe Yeong that traces Chiam’s birth to his winning of the Potong Pasir seat in 1984, is a reminder that Chiam’s rise as a national opposition is no easy feat.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Martino Tan, Mothership.SG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\"A well-researched and well-articulated study that is a cut above many other writings about Singapore's opposition parties... 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They are very conscious of the challenges coming from the United States, and are looking for ways and means to respond to a superpower that wants to preserve its dominant position in the international status quo.The book seeks to explain what China is doing and what its immediate and long-term interests are. It is not to defend or judge China. It does not employ theoretical frameworks that are not appropriate for describing Chinese conditions. It calls for understanding why history is particularly relevant to the Chinese state and most of its people. That way, we also see how the present and hopes for the future changes our perspectives of the past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWang Gungwu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis University Professor at the National University of Singapore and Professor Emeritus of the Australian National University. He is Foreign Honorary Member of the History Division of the American Academy of Arts and Science and former President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. 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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 durability of the PAP highly critical.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn light of the serious weakness of the Opposition and the strong performance legitimacy of the ruling party, it is worthwhile asking the question, can the PAP stumble and fall? Addressing this question is highly relevant given that similar political parties and structures have almost all collapsed elsewhere - the Barisan Nasional as the latest casualty with its defeat in Malaysia's 2018 General Elections. With an extensive coverage on domestic and international issues, up-to-date developments on the finalisation of the PAP's 4G leadership, the Workers' Party town council saga, and the efforts to form an opposition coalition led by Tan Cheng Bock are also analysed in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBilveer Singh\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Singapore citizen, is an associate professor at the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore. He is concurrently an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for National Security, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University and the President, Political Science Association, Singapore. 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He researches and publishes on Comparative Politics and International Relations and some of his works include: \u003cem\u003eQuest for Political Power: Communist Subversion and Militancy in Singapore\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore: Marshall Cavendish, 2015; \u003cem\u003ePolitics and Governance in Singapore: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Second Edition, Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education Asia, 2012; \u003cem\u003ePolitics and Governance in Singapore: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education, 2007.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29418790387825,"sku":"9789811201455","price":37.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/is-the-peoples-action-party.jpg?v=1599295922"},{"product_id":"the-challenges-of-governance-in-a-complex-world-pos","title":"The Challenges of Governance in a Complex World","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSample Chapter(s)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/doi\/suppl\/10.1142\/10759\/suppl_file\/10759_foreword.pdf\"\u003eForeword (106 KB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.worldscientific.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1142\/9789813231832_0001\"\u003eLecture I: Hunting Black Swans and Taming Black Elephants: Governance in a Complex World (535 KB)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Ho, former Head of the Singapore Civil Service, was the Institute of Policy Studies' 2016\/17 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book collects the four IPS-Nathan Lectures that he delivered between April and May 2017, and gathers highlights of his dialogues with the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHo surveys the increasingly complex world, and suggests what governments can do to prepare for the future — even as no one can predict it. He uses metaphors such as the \"black elephant\" and concepts like the \"dialectic of governance\" to explain how a systematic approach to thinking about the future can help countries in general — and Singapore in particular — build resilience and develop a comparative advantage in the face of uncertainty and rapid change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. 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Freedom from the Press analyses the republic's media system, showing how it has been structured - like the rest of the political framework - to provide maximum freedom of manoeuvre for the People's Action Party (PAP) government. Cherian George assessed why the PAP's \"freedom from the press\" model has lasted longer than many other authoritarian systems. He suggests that one key factor has been the PAP's recognition that market forces could be harnessed as a way to tame journalism. Another counter-intuitive strategy is its self-restraint in the use of force, progressively turning to subtler means of control that are less prone to backfire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe PAP has also remained open to internal reform, even as it tries to insulate itself from political competition. Thus, although increasingly challenged by dissenting views disseminated through the internet, the PAP has so far managed to consolidate its soft-authoritarian, hegemonic form of electoral democracy. 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They upend commonly held beliefs about Malaysian politics and bring forward lesser-known theories, and they suggest agendas for empirically interesting, theoretically relevant further research. They also point to the broader insights Malaysia's experience provides for the study of elections and political change in one-party dominant states around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMeredith L. Weiss\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Political Science in the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, State University of New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFaisal S. 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It draws upon his influential collection \u003cem\u003eSingapore: The Air-Conditioned Nation\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), on the country's politics of comfort and control, and from \u003cem\u003eSingapore, Incomplete\u003c\/em\u003e (2017), on its underdeveloped democracy. Updated for the impending transition to a new generation of leaders, this 20th anniversary edition of \u003cem\u003eAir-Conditioned Nation\u003c\/em\u003e offers critical reflections on continuity and change in Singapore’s unique political culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Cherian George is one of Singapore’s most astute political observers and social commentators. This collection of essays, drawing on events that traverse the last few decades, takes us through intriguing encounters and noteworthy moments in Singapore’s recent past. From political dissidents to governing elites, newspaper editors to bloggers, the presidential election to Hong Lim Park, Professor George reminds us of incidents and people too quickly forgotten or under-interpreted. Each matters because they clear up some puzzle as to how we got here. Even better, they invite us to reconsider: where is ‘here?’ Infused with Cherian’s wit, humor, audacity, and above all with his steadfast idealism and generosity, this is that rare book on politics that encourages clear-headedness and yet holds cynicism at bay. 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That these essays have been expanded and updated two decades later for a renewed reading of the political temperature of this air-conditioned nation is a delight for students of Singapore studies, be they everyday current affairs junkies, academics or journalists.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e—Simon Vincent, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Naysayer’s Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A functioning democracy requires a multitude of sensible voices in the public sphere. Such voices are needed to raise critical questions, provide sober analyses and suggest viable solutions that can be tapped on for deliberations by policymakers, cultural workers and political leaders. Such is the role of a public intellectual: one that is most fitting to describe Cherian George and his intellectual forays. 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Buddhists are surprised he championed the revival of Nalanda University as an international project. He remains close to Singaporeans of different races and religions even though he has a deep sense of his own ancestral roots and religion. In politics, he has been described both as a liberal and a conservative. In his Parliamentary maiden speech, he spoke of the importance of democracy but has repeated many times that democracy is only a means and not an end in itself. He has a deep interest in history which partly explains his seeing the re-emergence of China and India earlier than most others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bonsai and the banyan are metaphors he uses for Singapore. Singapore is a city-state and must never have an inflated view of itself. The bonsai describes Singapore modestly, but he adds that the bonsai can be intensely interesting and valuable. The banyan provides shade and we are grateful for it, but too much makes us weak. 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This distinctive collection of essays attempts an assessment of the long-term influence and significance of Dr. Goh’s major contributions. Envisaged as a companion volume to Goh Keng Swee: A Public Career Remembered, this volume brings together an exceptional team of Singaporean scholars whose interdisciplinary expertise and cross-generational perspectives offer a balanced analysis and nuanced appraisal of Dr. Goh’s lifetime of public service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s contributors argue that Dr. Goh’s past endeavours bequeathed an enduring legacy, meriting fresh examination and careful evaluation in order to appreciate the heroic scale of such achievement. Particularly instructive are the examples of Dr. Goh’s thinking patriotism, fiscal prudence, strategic pragmatism, and creative imagination at work – technocracy at its finest – which could be of immediate, practical benefit to a wider ‘nation of technocrats’. 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For a half-century that witnessed key turning points and phases of development in Singapore’s transformation from colonial port city to independent global city, Dr. Goh played a leading role in the crafting and conduct of public policy, as with the creation of public institutions, which made the difference between survival and success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe organization of this volume reflects both a thematic approach and a chronological arrangement of material, the focus and the order of chapters corresponding to the historical sequence of public offices that Dr. Goh held: social welfare; political and constitutional evolution; development economics and finance; the armed forces and defence industry; the education system, from schools through higher education to the research institutes; Chinese studies, from Confucianism to ‘China watching’; and cultural development, with special emphasis on the creation of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.Goh Keng Swee: A Legacy of Public Service will be read by present and future generations of public servants, by Singaporeans in general, and by all students and laypersons with an interest in the modern history of Singapore – social, economic, political, military, and cultural – to which a characteristically simple and frugal Dr. Goh contributed both decisively and unreservedly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmrys Chew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, M.A., Ph.D. (Cambridge), is Assistant Professor at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 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They have given candid and personal pen portraits of an unusual leader and minister, revealing a glimpse of the working habits of Dr Goh not known to most people. Drawn from oral histories and recent interviews, these reminiscences have been chronologically arranged, from those who recalled what it was like to work alongside Dr Goh on the Malayan Forum in London in the early 1950s, through his various ministerial positions, to travelling with Dr Goh after he “retired” from politics in 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges from these anecdotes of Dr Goh is that he could be an extremely demanding “boss”, who could also be very supportive of his subordinates. They show him to be a person with a very inquisitive and creative mind capable of making great leaps of lateral thinking, able to connect disparate ideas and data to propose new and innovative solutions to intractable policy problems. 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Since its Independence in 1965, GLCs like INTRACO were introduced by the former Deputy Prime Minister, the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, a pioneer of Singapore's remarkable transformation from Third World to First, to fulfil strategic economic objectives. As the country's \"lifeblood\" has been entreport trade, INTRACO was created to \"blaze a trail overseas\" by facilitating commercial ties behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War. The eventual divestment of INTRACO highlights the same way in which the Singaporean state is acutely responsive to changing global economic and geopolitical trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is useful to academics, students, and the interested lay reader for its insights into the role of the state in economic development in post-colonial countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Faizal Bin Yahya\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS. He was formerly a Faculty member at the South Asian Studies Programme, Faculty of Arts \u0026amp; Social Sciences at NUS. He was also a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. He has published three books and more than thirty peer reviewed journal articles and book chapters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Softcover","offer_id":32123156988017,"sku":"9789814623865","price":24.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/INTRACO-Blazing-a-Trail-Oversaes-for-Singapore-Yahya-Faizal-Bin-00.jpg?v=1602759791"},{"product_id":"malaysia-50","title":"Malaysia@50","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMalaysia has grown and changed a great deal since it was formed on 16 September 1963. It was then seen as an unlikely nation hastily put together as a federation of British controlled territories in the region. Brunei’s refusal to join at the eleventh hour and Singapore’s secession before its second birthday only seemed to confirm such doubts. Yet, it has not only survived, but even thrived, often cited as a developing country worthy of emulation. Ruled by the same ruling coalition since the mid-1950s, it has been tempting to emphasize continuities, and there certainly have been many.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking back at its last half century, this volume first considers changes in development policy in response to national as well as international developments. The remaining three parts consider how public policy has been influenced by and has, in turn, influenced economic distribution, public finance and economic federalism. Besides the familiar focus on ethnic disparities, regional and other distribution issues are considered. The discussion of government taxation as well as spending also focuses on distribution implications. Although constitutionally a federation, Malaysia has been more centralized than most federal states. The way forward requires greater sensitivity to the complex political economy of Malaysia’s unlikely, but nonetheless resilient federation and ruling coalition. This book is published and distributed worldwide by World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd except Malaysia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJomo Kwame Sundaram\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has been Assistant Director General and Coordinator for Economic and Social Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations since August 2012. He was Assistant Secretary General for Economic Development in the United Nations from January 2005 until June 2012, and (Honorary) Research Coordinator for the G24 Intergovernmental Group on International Monetary Affairs and Development from December 2006 until September 2012. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWee Chong Hui\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Sarawak in 1957. She studied in St. Rita's Primary School, St. Elizabeth's Secondary School and Methodist Secondary School in Sibu. She has a BSc in Resource Economics from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, and Masters in Economics and PhD in Economics from University Malaya. She has been a lecturer of economics at Universiti Teknologi MARA since 1984. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"World Scientific","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32123188543601,"sku":"9789814571388","price":58.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/products\/Malaysia-50-Economic-Development-Distribution-Disparities-Sundaram-Jomo-Kwame-00.jpg?v=1602760546"},{"product_id":"modi-and-the-world","title":"Modi And The World","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContrary to prior expectations, Narendra Modi has expended a significant amount of time, energy and political capital in conducting India's engagement with the outside world since becoming Prime Minister in May 2014. In accordance with wider perceptions about Modi, there were expectations of significant, if not radical, change in Indian foreign policy under his charge. This sentiment led to a section of Indian strategists and foreign policy watchers conceiving the notion of a 'Modi Doctrine' in Indian foreign policy. This notion of foreign policy 'doctrines' is not new to the analysis of Indian foreign policy. Previous incarnations include the 'Indira Doctrine' of the 1970s, the 'Gujral Doctrine' for a brief period in the late 1990s and the 'Manmohan Doctrine' in the period before Modi was elected as prime minister.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edited volume attempts to interrogate the extent to which Indian foreign policy, under Modi, has undergone significant change and the extent to which this manifests itself as a new doctrine in Indian foreign policy. 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