• 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

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

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.