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  • Power and Populism: What the Singapore Model Means for the Chinese Dream

  • Benjamin Tze Ern Ho
  • Journal:
    The China Quarterly / Volume 236 / December 2018
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    28 May 2018, pp. 968-987
    Print publication:
    December 2018

  • Singapore's political system is sometimes criticized by proponents of liberal democracy as being highly authoritarian and inhibiting of individual freedom. Yet, as the recent 2015 general elections show, Singaporeans have largely consented to such a model as a legitimate social contract between themselves and the government. Given that the Singapore model is widely studied by Chinese officials as a positive pattern for governance, what do the latest results say about the future of the Chinese governing system, and to what extent is the Communist Party able to wield power while catering to populist sentiments, in particular the achievement of the Chinese dream?