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=====Is the People’s Action Party here to stay? Analysing the resilience of the one-party dominant state in Singapore====

====Summary====

  * This book posits that Singapore is a one party dominant state lead by the PAP.
    * Concept of one party dominant vs one party state (e.g. China, Cuba, Vietnam, North Korea) - Maurice Duverger 1954
    * This is unusual (not not unique) in advanced democracies.
    * TJ Pempel studied a number of them (including Israel, Sweden, Japan, Italy). 
  * There is little risk of this situation changing in the next 5-10 years, because
    * PAP government delivers the results, controls the 'machinery', and has largely won the hearts and minds of the people
    * conversely, the opposition has no experience leading government, finds it hard to propose 'better' overall strategies, and has less talent and resources to tap on
  * Internal strife is one possible cause of the decline in PAP

====Thoughts====

  * useful commentary on the history of PAP as political force and government
  * a little rambling and repetitive. could do with better editing
  

====Source====
Singh, B. (2019). Is the People’s Action Party here to stay? Analysing the resilience of the one-party dominant state in Singapore. World Scientific.

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