TY  - BOOK
AU  - GEORGE Cherian
TI  - Consolidating authoritarian rule: calibrated coercion in Singapore 
PY  - 2007///
KW  - SINGAPORE
KW  - POLITICAL CONTROL
KW  - FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
KW  - CENSORSHIP
N2  - Study of the way Singapore's ruling political party (PAP) has managed the press, a process described as successful because it used the right kind of repression for the right task. The article acknowledges the importance of other factors especially sound economic policy and strong nation building, but focusses on the role of coercion
ER  -