... to enrolling their children in private tutoring in South Korea and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach This is a theoretical paper that relies on a critical review of official documents, academic publications and newspaper reports. Findings This article proposes an original model to shed light...

... and the phenomenon of popular music censorship under Chinese societies including China, Hong Kong and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach After a brief discussion on the popular music scene in Hong Kong, China and Singapore, this paper reviews on the possible reasons for popular music censorship issue...

...Nader Habibi Purpose Most Middle Eastern countries suffer from high rates of unemployment and underemployment among university graduates. This condition is known as overeducation and it is observed in many countries around the world. Two countries, Singapore and Hong Kong, have been able...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain Singapore’s success in combating corruption and to identify the lessons for policy makers concerned with enhancing the anti-corruption measures in their countries. Design/methodology/approach The paper provides a brief literature...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why Botswana, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, New Zealand, Rwanda and Singapore have succeeded in combating corruption and identify the lessons for policy makers in other countries. Design/methodology/approach The five...

...Shuyi Chua; Jasmine B.-Y. Sim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore humanities teachers’ perceptions of patriotism in Singapore by addressing two questions. First, what are teachers’ understandings of patriotism? Second, what are teachers’ attitudes toward patriotism as a quality of good...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why Singapore has succeeded in curbing corruption and to recommend three measures for enhancing South Korea’s anti-corruption strategy. Design/methodology/approach The paper compares the contextual differences between Singapore...

...Dr Timothy Wai Wa Yuen and Dr Yan Wing Leung; Jasmine B.-Y. Sim; Malathy Krishnasamy Purpose – One would not commonly associate democracy with Singapore, instead scholars have often described Singapore as an illiberal democracy and an authoritarian state. At the same time, all Singaporean school...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose – Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, who governed the country from 1959 to 1990, passed away on 23 March 2015 at the age of 91. The purpose of this paper is to assess his legacy of good governance in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach – The changes...

...Dr Chiew-Siang Bryan Ho; Newman M. K. Lam Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the economic development in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macao to find the reasons for the success. Design/methodology/approach – Applying economic development theories and using archival data to examine...

...Dr Chiew-Siang Bryan Ho; Tsai-Wei Sun Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) system on the governance of Singapore, particularly in terms of equity and inclusiveness, accountability, and participation. Design/methodology...

...Dr Jon S.T. Quah; Professor Chilik Yu; Jon S. T. Quah Purpose – The purpose of this paper is threefold: first, to ascertain the levels of effectiveness of the anti-corruption agencies (ACAs) in China, Japan, Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan; second, to explain why some of these ACAs are more...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explain why Singapore has succeeded in curbing the problem of police corruption and to identify the six lessons which other Asian countries can learn from Singapore's experience. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyzes...