Authoritarian Rule of Law Quotes

“While the state describes itself as a Westminster-model democracy, scholars have assessed Singapore differently. The range of descriptions applied include authoritarian, semi-authoritarian, soft authoritarian, Asian democracy, semi-democracy, illiberal democracy, communitarian democracy, dictatorship, pseudo-democracy, limited democracy, mandatory democracy, despotic state, "decent, non-democratic state", and hegemonic electoral authoritarian. This plethora of descriptors embracing the poles of despotism and democracy, alongside multiple qualifiers, signals the complexity of Singapore as a regime type.”
― Jothie Rajah, Authoritarian Rule of Law: Legislation, Discourse and Legitimacy in Singapore