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100 1 _aBARR Michael D
245 _aOrdinary Singapore:
_bthe decline of Singapore exceptionalism /
_cMichael D Barr
260 _c2016
520 _aThe process of elite selection and formation provides the rationale for the ruling elite's assumptions of superiority which are evident in many of quotes provided in this article. It is contended that the basis of legitimation has been irreversibly damaged. In essence it is suggested that the governing people's action party has lost conterol of the national narrative and its achievements are increasingly regarded as being ordinary by the electorate.
650 _aSINGAPORE
_x POLITICS
_x AUTHORITARIANISM
773 _aJournal of Contemporary Asia:
_gVol.46, No.1, pp.1-17 (107)
856 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2015.1051387
_z click here for text
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