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Hello, this is Nuno Gomes for the Academic Observer on Economics, Business and Finance and for this episode I talk about demystifying Asia's anti-democratic rhetorics.
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Intro 00:00
Asian politics are linked to Confucian beliefs 01:00
Case for Singapore 01:40
Case for China 02:52
Extension: Democratic "Minben"? 06:17
Asia and Hierarchy 07:53
Modernisation to revamp the System 09:50
Asia and Personalism 10:56
Decay of Personalism 13:57
Asia and Authority 14:38
Asia and One-Party Dominance 16:36
General Acceptance of One-Party Rule 18:35
Concluding Remarks: Defending Asia-Style Democracy 19:55
