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"Partial Democracy"
everyone has the right to vote among multiple candidates, but humans rights and individual liberties are not well observed.
A political system that is represented by the people, protecting the basic rights of society with no limitations.
- free competitve elections
- limited freedom of speech
- freedom of speech
- potentially controlled elections
- liberal principles
- limited freedom of the press
Overview: Singapore as an Illiberal Democracy
According to zakaria, we are putting emphasis on having a democracy but having a straight out democracy does not guarantee the rights of the citizens.
-The rise of the "illiberal democracy"
-Increase in illiberal democracies around the world
-We should stop contributing to the evolution of illiberal democracies
• Singapore is a prominent example of an illiberal democracy
• The government in Singapore has broad powers to limit citizens' rights and to inhibit political opposition.
• People’s Action Party (PAP): ruling political party since 1959.
“As we approach the next century our task is to make democracy a safe world” (zakaria 43).
• Mr. Lee is deemed by a lot of people as a great leader, but a “despot” by others
• Lee contributed greatly in Singapore's rapid economic growth.
• The state prospered through administrative efficiency, low taxes and absolute intolerance of corruption.
• According to Zakaria, despite the limited political choice they offer, countries like Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand provide a better environment for the life, liberty, and happiness of their citizens than do either dictatorships like Iraq and Libya or illiberal democracies like Slovakia or Ghana.
• Electoral Process
• Political Pluralism and Participation
• Functioning of Government
• Freedom of Expression and Belief