The Effect Of Singapore's Elitism On High Salary For Clean Government

High salary for clean government policy in Singapore is very successful, it promotes probity and high efficiency of the government. The annual statistical reports issued of transparent international shows that the ranking of Singapore's probity degree is nearly always in world first five, sometimes even is located at first, in post-developmental countries nearly always at first. High salary for clean government policy in Singapore rooted in the strong modern elitism culture, matching with its high quality public servants and its simplified government system, it can curb corruption in a short time and maintain government's clean and high efficiency for a long time, this is an important creation and practice. The purpose of the article is to analyze the impact of elitism to high salary for clean government from the perspective of elitism, finally propose some thought.The first part of the article analyzed Singapore's political culture background. The effect of the incorruptness of the government will be constrained by many factors, including political culture as a variable of influencing the development of political system was particularly important to anti-corruption and curb corruption. Singapore has successfully controlled corruption, closely linked with its unique political culture conditions.The second part firstly introduced the general concept of the elite and the Western classical elite theory, then elaborated using and practice and the effect of carrying out of elitism in Singapore. "Elitism" was the mystery of the growth of Singapore and the essence of Lee Kuan Yew's theory of governing the country, it laid a cultural foundation for high salary for clean government.The third part of the article introduced high salary for clean government policy in Singapore, and analyzed the condition of be implemented and of obtaining success of high salary for clean government policy in Singapore. High salary for clean government policy in Singapore was very successful, it attracted talents and avoided corruption. And, strong economic foundation in Singapore, high efficient and lean government, strict law and so on to provide conditions for high salary for clean government.The fourth part of the article detailedly analyzed the effect of Singapore's elitism on high salary for clean government policy. Singapore's culture was a combination on modern British culture and traditional Confucian culture in some extent, which determined its cultural characteristic and the relationship between the idea of equality and the sense of hierarchy ,it has very strong elitist and the grade orientation, and this was its cultural base to implement high salary for clean government; Elitism also effected the distribution policy in some extent, implementing high salary for clean government to make the income gap widen, but it found the rationality from its own elitist culture and its own legitimacy; Singapore established a strict system to select elite and the elite had demonstration effect, they laid good foundation to implement high salary for clean government; Meanwhile, high salary for clean government was also a security system which elites governed country, the two complemented each other and promoted the development of Singapore together; Now, Singapore's "the high salary" function changes from "for clean government" to "snatch virtuous" ,it means that the Singapore's talent policy will be more pragmatic and flexible in the future.Finally, the article proposed some thought about high salary for clean government policy, wished can make our country gain some enlightenment.