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On The Construction Of Soft Power On The Role Of Modern Singapore

Posted on:2004-01-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:J W LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2206360095957758Subject:International politics
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Modernization is the process of society overall development, which doubtless needs the supporting of material, spiritual, cultural and institutional component. Comparing with the visible power source including military, economy and natural resources. The invisible power source including culture, spirit, ideology and society institution is a soft power. Due to lack of material resources, the softpower has fulfilled great function in the process of Singapore economy modernization.The quality and the administrative skill of the government is the nerve center of Singapore economy modernization. Singapore government plays a leading role in creating political environment, formulating development strategy and constructing fundamental facilities. The educational spirit and institution is the power source of Singapore economy modernization . The elitism and pragmatism educational spirit and with time improving educational institution have fostered the number of intellectuals whom Singapore modernization needs. The co-agulum power of multi - race nation serves as the adhesion of Singapore economy modernization. Through cultural and structural rearrangement, Singapore government has basically eliminated estrangement between races and brought about the premise of creating good society surroundings and forming great joint forces. The legal system spirit and the legal system constructing serve as the protective of Singapore economy modernization . Practical, perfect and severe legal system and the legal system spirit of attaching importance to national and social advantage and to society order standardize people economic action and government deed on macro - and micro - level. Mass media serves as the lowering shock facility of Singapore economy modernization . Distinctive view of news freedom and the policy of tightly dominating media safeguard race harmony, boycott western rotten thought , lower shock during economymodernization, diplomatic principle and policy serves as the quickening ?machine of Singapore economy modernization . Hie diplomatic principle of realism and the diplomatic policy of pragmatism firmly safeguard international surroundings, introduce the number of finances, technologies and intellects that Singapore modernization needs.Authoritarian government and overtaking modernization have resulted in lots of problems in the course of constructing Singapore softpower . In respect of politics , there are lower democratization of politics , lack of initiative for political organization and citizens to participate in political course . In respect of society and culture , there are many problems , such as lack of people initiative , attaching importance to skills and but ignoring thought and political education , interfering people rights of equality , shortage of cultural vitality . It is needed to solve these problems for Singapore to carry on its modernization.Softpower constructing during Singapore modernization has the advantages to use for reference for modernization of China . There are four aspects : to deal with the relation between tradition and modem , to quicken creative step; to fulfil well the spiritual civilization of socialism and to foster overall developmental person and good society air; to enhance improving the party in power and government , to strengthen fighting against corruption ; to enhance the co-agulum power of nation and races , to form strong and great joint power.
Keywords/Search Tags:Singapore, Softpower constructing, Modernization
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