ISBN10: 9971695944, ISBN13: 9789971695941, [publisher: National University of Singapore Press] Softcover Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
[Waltham Abbey, HERTS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]

Singapore: National University Of Singapore Press, Date: 2012. Paperback. New. This book is a detailed look at how Singapore controls its press in order to consolidate its "soft-authoritarian, hegemonic form of electoral democracy." Through a combination of market forces and often subtle behind the scenes pressure the Peoples Action Party has managed a neat balancing act that has kept it insulated from competition. New Paperback. First edition. 272 pages. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.6kg. Post free within Malaysia 2012. National University Of Singapore Press ISBN 9971695944 9789971695941 [MY]

Singapore.: NUS Press.. Date: 2012.. xiii + 272 pages, index, bibliography, notes, paperback. For several decades, the city-state of Singapore has been an international anomaly, combining an advanced, open economy with restrictions on civil liberties and press freedom. Freedom from the Press analyses the republic's media system, showing how it has been structured - like the rest of the political framework - to provide maximun freedom of manoeuvre for the People's Action Party (PAP) government. Cherian George assessed why the PAP's "freedom from the press" model has lasted longer than many other authoritarian systems. He suggests that one key factor has been the PAP's recognition that market forces could be harnessed as a way to tame journalism. Another counter-intuitive strategy is its self-restraint in the use of force, progressively turning to subtler means of control that are less prone to backfire. The PAP has also remained open to internal reform, even as it tries to insulate itself from political competition. Thus, although increasingly challenged by dissenting views disseminated through the internet, the PAP has so far managed to consolidate its soft-authoritarian, hegemonic form of electoral democracy. Given Singapore's unique place on the world map of press freedom and democracy, this book not only provides a constructive engagement with ongoing debates about the city-state but also makes a significant contribution to the comparative study of journalism and ...

ISBN10: 9971695944, ISBN13: 9789971695941, [publisher: National University of Singapore Press] Softcover Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting.
[Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 9971695944, ISBN13: 9789971695941, [publisher: Singapore Univ Pr] Softcover 272 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2012]

ISBN10: 9971695944, ISBN13: 9789971695941, [publisher: National University of Singapore Press] Softcover
[Bayonne, NJ, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2012]
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