Singapore is changing. The consensus that the PAP government has
constructed and maintained over five decades is fraying. The
assumptions that underpin Singaporean exceptionalism are no longer
accepted as easily and readily as before. Among these are the ideas
that the country is uniquely vulnerable, that this vulnerability
limits its policy and political options, that good governance
demands a degree of political consensus that ordinary democratic
arrangements cannot produce, and that the country's success
requires a competitive meritocracy accompanied by relatively little
income or wealth redistribution. But the policy and political
conundrums that Singapore faces today are complex and defy easy
answers. Confronted with a political landscape that is likely to
become more contested, how should the government respond? What
reforms should it pursue? This collection of essays suggests that a
far-reaching and radical rethinking of the country's policies and
institutions is necessary, even if it weakens the very consensus
that enabled Singapore to succeed in its first 50 years.
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