Loosening state controls in Singapore: the emergence of local capital as a political force

There has been a diminution in state capacity to control social forces in Singapore as rapid economic growth during the last two decades has created sizeable middle and capitalist classes. State autonomy from social pressure has declined, and processes of class formation are increasingly changing s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chalmers, Ian
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Ashgate Publishing 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/16138