Research On Singapore's National Governance Capability

National governance capacity refers to the ability of the state to effectively use relevant systems to manage social public affairs so that they can coordinate,promote and develop together.The study of state governance capacity is a hot topic in the current political and academic circles.From a micro perspective,the state's ability to govern narrowly refers to the governance capacity of a country's ruling party and government.Singapore's PAP and the government's leading role in the modernization of their national governance capabilities cannot be ignored.On the one hand,Singapore is a“one-party-dominated” unique party system,and the PAP can be governed by one party for a long time.The establishment of its firm source of legitimacy stems from the people's trust and recognition of political parties,which determines that political parties are the leaders of the national governance process.On the other hand,as the core of national governance,the Singapore government is first of all a “small government” with only a central government,and its institutions are streamlined and staffed.Second,it is a “strong government” with strong political authority and execution.Finally,the "good government",high efficiency and cleanliness is the trait of Singapore's "good government."From a macro perspective,it may be appropriate to classify national governance capabilities into economic governance capabilities,political governance capabilities,cultural governance capabilities,and social governance capabilities.At the level of economic governance,the Singaporean government regulates the market extensively but does not restrain the market vitality,which helps to further clarify the government-market relationship;the government coordinates in the middle,establishes a three-party cooperation mechanism for labor and government,and establishes a healthy labor-management relationship.At the level of political governance,Singapore implements the concept of elites in governing the country and adheres to the merits of selecting talents.Through education,advocating honesty,institutional innovation,rule of law,and high-paying and honesty,the four interlocking measures have vigorously put an end to political corruption;Strict penalties are reserved to restrict public power and establish legitimate political authority.At the level of cultural governance,the National Awareness Committee promotes nationals to transcend narrow national identity and achieve national integration;vigorously advocates “common values” in order to seek common groundwhile reserving differences and achieve a highly recognized national culture.At the level of social governance,the public ancestral home policy achieves the ideal of“home ownership”;the members of the government actively “visit” the voters,highlighting the Singapore-style “reverse democracy” mechanism;the grassroots governance organization is developed,and the Singapore leadership contacts the masses.The hub of the government forms a good governance pattern under the guidance of the government,but further delineation of the government-society boundary is needed.Finally,Singapore's national governance capabilities face challenges from civil society,the entrepreneurial class and the middle class,which pose new demands on their ability to govern.The rise of civil society requires Singapore to strengthen interaction and cooperation with society in the process of national governance,and form a governance pattern of “strong state-strong society”;the acceleration of marketization process requires it to accelerate the privatization reform of state-owned enterprises and further stimulate market players.The vitality of the middle class,the demand for the authoritarian system of Singapore to accelerate the pace of democratic political development,and achieve long-term stability of state governance.In a nutshell,advancing national governance toward the government-society-market “good governance” outcome may be a major development trend in the future of Singapore's national governance capacity.