Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore

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Is The People's Action Party Here To Stay?: Analysing The Resilience Of The One-party Dominant State In Singapore is written by Bilveer Singh and published by World Scientific. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9811200114 (ISBN 10) and 9789811200113 (ISBN 13).

This book examines the staying power of the People's Action Party, a political party that has governed Singapore since June 1959. A political titan with few chinks in its armour, the party has kept winning elections under three prime ministers and Singapore is about to witness a transition to the fourth prime minister. The party's seemingly unstoppable sterling performance makes the issue of the durability of the PAP highly critical. In light of the serious weakness of the Opposition and the strong performance legitimacy of the ruling party, it is worthwhile asking the question, can the PAP stumble and fall? Addressing this question is highly relevant given that similar political parties and structures have almost all collapsed elsewhere — the Barisan Nasional as the latest casualty with its defeat in Malaysia's 2018 General Elections. With an extensive coverage on domestic and international issues, up-to-date developments on the finalisation of the PAP's 4G leadership, the Workers' Party town council saga, and the efforts to form an opposition coalition led by Tan Cheng Bock are also analysed in this book.