Public Administration Singapore-style (research In Public Policy Analysis And Management, Volume 19)

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE-STYLE RESEARCH IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT Series Editor: Lawrence R. Jones Recent Volumes: Volumes 1–9: Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management Volume 10: Public Management: Institutional Renewal for the Twenty-First Century – Edited by Lawrence R. Jones and Fred Thompson Volume 11A & B: Learning from International Public Management Reform – Edited by Lawrence R. Jones, James Guthrie and Peter Steane Volume 12: The Transformative Power of Dialogue – Edited by Nancy C. Roberts Volume 13: Strategies for Public Management Reform – Edited by Lawrence R. Jones, Kuno Schedler and Riccardo Mussari Volume 14: Public Ethics and Governance: Standards and Practices in Comparative Perspective – Edited by Denis Saint-Martin and Fred Thompson Volume 15: Comparative Public Administration: The Essential Readings – Edited by Eric E. Otenyo and Nancy S. Lind Volume 16: Cultural Aspects of Public Management Reform – Edited by Kuno Schedler and Isabella Proeller Volume 17: Comparative Governance Reform in Asia: Democracy, Corruption, and Government Trust – Edited by Bidhya Bowornwathana and Clay Wescott Volume 18: The Many Faces of Public Management Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region – Edited by Clay Wescott, Bidhya Bowornwathana and Lawrence R. Jones RESEARCH IN PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT VOLUME 19 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION SINGAPORE-STYLE BY JON S. T. QUAH Anti-Corruption Consultant, Singapore United Kingdom – North America – Japan India – Malaysia – China Emerald Group Publishing Limited Howard House, Wagon Lane, Bingley BD16 1WA, UK First edition 2010 Copyright r 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Reprints and permission service Contact: [email protected] No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by The Copyright Licensing Agency and in the USA by The Copyright Clearance Center. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the text, illustrations or advertisements. The opinions expressed in these chapters are not necessarily those of th