...Lei Shi; Xihan Dong; Xun Wu Purpose This paper investigates the interplay between policy capacity dimensions and state-society co-production during crises. Through analysis of Hong Kong and Singapore’s COVID-19 management, it examines how variations in policy capacity configurations, particularly...

...Soojin Kim; Yujin Choi Purpose This paper investigates the internal factors driving public-private partnership (PPP) adoption for water services in South Korea and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach This study utilizes a comparative cross-national case study of PPPs in the area of water...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose This paper analyses the role of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister from June 1959 to November 1990, in minimising corruption by implementing a zero-tolerance policy toward corruption in Singapore. Design/methodology/approach This paper is based on the analysis...

...Franky K.H. Choi Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring out the possibility of selecting good leaders in Asian countries, i.e., China and Singapore. Design/methodology/approach Since comparative historical analysis enhances the objectivity for academic discussion, Deng Xiaoping’s...

... and the World Bank’s Control of Corruption indicator in 2019. Table 1 shows that the CPI scores of the 27 Asian countries in 2020 range from 85 for Singapore, which is ranked third among 180 countries, to 16 for North Korea, which is ranked 170^th. The average CPI score for these Asian countries...

... articles on India, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore included in this special issue of Public Administration and Policy. Findings The responses of the governments in the six countries depend on the strength of their political will in combating corruption. The responses...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to compare two corruption scandals in Singapore to illustrate how its government has dealt with these scandals and to discuss the implications for its anti-corruption strategy. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyses the Teh Cheang Wan...

..., Lee Kuan Yew in Singapore and Deng Xiaoping in China are selected as both cases for “method of agreement.” Further including “argument based on the contrary” to form a context for macro-historical analysis, this paper outlines two characteristics of the duo’s authoritarian leadership, namely...

...Jon S.T. Quah Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explain why Singapore is a success story today despite the fact that its prospects for survival were dim when it became independent in August 1965. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the changes in Singapore’s policy context...