Breakthrough 2.0: Singaporeans Push for Parliamentary Democracy

by Derek Da Cunha

Book Overview

Some six decades of socialisation by the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) has ingrained in a majority of Singaporeans the instinct that it is not unusual to give up certain personal liberties for the greater good as long as the PAP State ensures the material well-being of Singaporeans. The general election of 2020 (GE2020) during the COVID-19 pandemic, put this social compact between the people and the State to the test. Significant job losses,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811229317
• ISBN13: 9789811229312
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"