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In Liberalism Disavowed, Beng Huat Chua examines the rejection of
Western-style liberalism in Singapore since the nation's expulsion
from Malaysia and formal independence as a republic in 1965. The
People's Action Party, which has ruled Singapore since 1959, has
forged an independent non-Western ideology that is evident in
various government policies that Chua analyzes, among them
multiracialism, public housing, and widespread social distributions
to the citizenry. Singapore is prosperous and peaceful, it's highly
advanced on various metrics of economic development, it has a great
deal of regional influence, it is home to sophisticated industries
and a large financial service sector, and it features what are by
Western standards unusually low levels of social inequality.
Paradoxically, however, it is no beacon of political liberalism.
Chua sets forth ample evidence that the dominance of the People's
Action Party is based on a combination of economic success and
media control, limits on public protests, libel suits against
political opponents, and severely curtailed civil liberties.
With the collapse of European socialism in the late 1980s,
ascendancy of the liberal capitalist democracy and individual
self-interest became prevalent in the West. In contrast, many
polities in Asia, both by tradition and choice, have explicitly
adopted communitarianism as a national ideology, for example
Confucianism in Korea, Hong Kong and Japan, Islam in Malaysia and
the Panca Sila in Indonesia. Here, communitarianism arguably
informs public policies and political practices and the concept of
the 'social' in terms of responsibilities and collective welfare is
preserved. Communitarian Politics in Asia examines instances in
southeast and east Asian countries where communitarianism is both
articulated as national ideology and embedded as the ethos of
social life and assesses the relative merits of a set of practices
in their respective local political context. The book not only
augments existing international debate on liberalism and
communitarianism but also provides empirical examples of
communitarian political practices that will substantiate and/or
refute conceptual points, such as redistributive justice and costs
to individuals, in this ongoing debate.
The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia adopts a unique and critical
perspective on contemporary social welfare policies in East Asia.
This edited volume reflects on current welfare theories and
challenges the dominant productivist ideology that overemphasizes
the influence of work and family. James Lee and Kam-Wah Chan bring
together authors from different social policy domains to provide an
updated assessment of inadequacies and limitations in current
social policies as well as the problematic theories guiding them.
The authors demystify the so-called 'East Asian Welfare Model' and
reengage themselves in the identification of an appropriate welfare
ideology, which includes a selective integration of social policy
and economic development. The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia is a
dynamic and enlightening read that will interest students of public
policy and those interested in welfare capitalism.
The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia adopts a unique and critical
perspective on contemporary social welfare policies in East Asia.
This edited volume reflects on current welfare theories and
challenges the dominant productivist ideology that overemphasizes
the influence of work and family. James Lee and Kam-Wah Chan bring
together authors from different social policy domains to provide an
updated assessment of inadequacies and limitations in current
social policies as well as the problematic theories guiding them.
The authors demystify the so-called "East Asian Welfare Model" and
reengage themselves in the identification of an appropriate welfare
ideology, which includes a selective integration of social policy
and economic development. The Crisis of Welfare in East Asia is a
dynamic and enlightening read that will interest students of public
policy and those interested in welfare capitalism.
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