{"product_id":"the-ruling-elite-of-singapore-michael-d-barr-9781780762340","title":"The Ruling Elite of Singapore Networks of Power and Influence","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's \"\"founding father\"\" - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael D. Barr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780762348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780762340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Michael D. Barr","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43984274981119,"sku":"9781780762340","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_11f8a797-1ea6-4fd2-be64-bbab68e931d0.jpg?v=1683271453","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ruling-elite-of-singapore-michael-d-barr-9781780762340","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}