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Hegemonic authoritarianism and Singapore: economics, ideology and the Asian economic crisis / Soek-Fang Sim

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2006Subject(s): In: Journal of Contemporary Asia Vol 36 No 2, 2006, pp.143-159 (107)Summary: Suggests that Gramsci's theory of hegemony (that is: hegemony as non-coercive leadership over a coalition of allied social forces [Oxford companion to politics of the world, 1993]). offers a better explanation of the political systems of east and southeast Asian countries than those suggested by contemporary theories of authoritarianism. Uses the example of Singapore to illustrate the argument.
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Suggests that Gramsci's theory of hegemony (that is: hegemony as non-coercive leadership over a coalition of allied social forces [Oxford companion to politics of the world, 1993]). offers a better explanation of the political systems of east and southeast Asian countries than those suggested by contemporary theories of authoritarianism. Uses the example of Singapore to illustrate the argument.

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