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020			_a9780511998201 (ebook)
020			_z9781107012417 (hardback)
020			_z9781107634169 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP _dBD-SySUS.
050	0	0	_aKPP169.7 _b.R35 2012
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100	1		_aRajah, Jothie, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAuthoritarian Rule of Law : _bLegislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore / _cJothie Rajah.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2012.
300			_a1 online resource (368 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Studies in Law and Society
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aScholars have generally assumed that authoritarianism and rule of law are mutually incompatible. Convinced that free markets and rule of law must tip authoritarian societies in a liberal direction, nearly all studies of law and contemporary politics have neglected that improbable coupling: authoritarian rule of law. Through a focus on Singapore, this book presents an analysis of authoritarian legalism. It shows how prosperity, public discourse, and a rigorous observance of legal procedure have enabled a reconfigured rule of law such that liberal form encases illiberal content. Institutions and process at the bedrock of rule of law and liberal democracy become tools to constrain dissent while augmenting discretionary political power - even as the national and international legitimacy of the state is secured. This book offers a valuable and original contribution to understanding the complexities of law, language and legitimacy in our time.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107012417
830		0	_aCambridge Studies in Law and Society.
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511998201
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c38749 _d38749