Liberalism Disavowed: Communitarianism and State Capitalism in Singapore

by Beng Huat Chua and Chua Beng Huat

Book Overview

In Liberalism Disavowed, Beng Huat Chua examines the rejection of Western-style liberalism in Singapore since the nation's expulsion from Malaysia and formal independence as a republic in 1965. The People's Action Party, which has ruled Singapore since 1959, has forged an independent non-Western ideology that is evident in various government policies that Chua analyzes, among them multiracialism, public housing, and widespread social distributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501713442
• ISBN13: 9781501713446
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher