Razeen Sally, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. This view hardly figures in Singapore’s debate. This book lays out an alternative: a limited government, free-market worldview of the classical liberal tradition. Endorsements The debate on Singapore’s political economy has been too narrow, pitting an establishment defence of the status quo against a vaguely European-style social-democratic alternative. Re-use and distribution is strictly not permitted, except for Open Access articles. Table of contents : Contents Endorsements About the Authors Foreword 1 Classical Liberalism as A New Third Way Transcending a Dichotomy Classical Liberalism’s Distinctiveness What is Classical Liberalism? Classical Liberalism Challenges the Single Power Principle, which Most Take for Granted Classical liberalism as a unique worldview in the world Structure of the Book Part 1: Challenging Technocratic Governance Part 2: Challenging Emerging Progressive, Leftist Advocacy 2 Asian Values and Classical Liberalism Singapore, Asian Values, and the Aversion to Liberalism On the Dogmatic Insistence of Democracy and Human Rights for Developing Nations On Western Hypocrisy and Policy Failures Foreign Policy Economic Practices On Socio-economic Problems in Western Society Asian Culture and Classical Liberalism Three Schools of Political Thought in Ancient China Singapore’s System Confucianism and Market Liberalism Daoist Classical Liberalism Asian Values, Culture, and Epistemic Liberalism Response Conclusion 3 Meritocracy and Elitism in Singapore: What Both Sides Get Wrong About the Debate on Meritocracy Meritocracy in Singapore The PAP’s Rhetoric of Meritocracy A Meritocratic Public Policy Is Singapore a True Meritocracy? What Both Sides Get Wrong Response to Starting Line Argument: Why Meritocracies are Incompatible with a Market Economy Response to “Politically Defined” Argument: There is No “Fix” to Meritocracy State-defined meritocracy leads to rent-seeking People cannot pursue what meritocracy means to them Knowledge problem relating to meritocracy Classical Liberalism as a Solution to Resolve Tensions in Singapore’s Meritocracy Conclusion 4 Singapore’s Technocratic Paternalism and How Behavioural Economics Justifies More of the Same Behavioural Economics in Public Policy Behavioural Paternalism in Singapore Big Data and Public Governance Where Technocratic Paternalism Goes Wrong The Theoretical Problems of Behavioural Economics Knowledge Problem Objections Public Choice Objections How Far can Big Data Tools Take us? Big Data is not Big Knowledge Adaptation in a Complex World Why Should We Care? 5 Appreciating Digital Media and How It Empowers Civil Society Classical Liberalism and Civil Society The Internet and Civil Society The Economics of the Media What did the Internet Change? The Internet’s Impact on Singapore Civil Society The Battle for Singapore’s Hearts and Minds Concluding Remarks 6 Political Economy of Inequality and Redistribution in Singapore The Challenge of Inequality Classical Liberalism and Inequality Inequality is not the Point, Rising Living Standards are Are Singaporeans Better Off Today? Economic Liberty is the Key to Rising Living Standards Responding to Criticisms of Market-driven Growth What about Thomas Piketty? Is economic growth pro-rich? How inequality arises is important Should Singapore Implement a “Greater Welfare State”? Problems of Minimum Wage Problems of Universal Welfare Encouraging Self-Responsibility and Up-Skilling Conclusion 7 What Does Economic Mobility Look Like? Economists Should Study Culture Teo You Yenn Makes Policy Recommendations We Arrive at a Different Conclusion with the Same Method Our Conversations Concluding Remarks 8 A History of Singapore’s Environmental Policy Through A Classical Liberal Lens Rise of Environmental Consciousness Singapore’s Environmental Policy and Its Critics A Pro-growth Environmental Policy Critics of Singapore’s Environmental Policy The Contribution of Classical Liberalism Classical Liberalism Applied to Environmentalism Market Institutions in Singapore’s Environment Policy Tensions with Command-and-Control Environmental Regulations Democratic failures A negative-sum game Conclusion 9 Why (Classical Liberal) Political Philosophy? We Cannot Escape Political Ideology Why Political Philosophy is Valuable Why Classical Liberal Philosophy? From Philosophy to Policy References Index Citation previewĭownloaded from by 223.25.67.132 on 01/10/21.
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