Can Small States Be More than Price Takers in Global Governance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12430740 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yee-Kuang Heng, Yee‐kuang Heng (0000-0003-1413-2429, corresponding author), Syed Mohammed Ad’ha Aljunied (0000-0003-3948-6127) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 435-454 |
| Publication date | 2015-08-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720 |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1163/19426720-02103006 |
| OpenAlex | W2185375107 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 3 |
Existing debates suggest that small states can exert more influence than their size alone implies. This article contributes to such extant literature by addressing more specific questions about the conditions under which such ostensible price takers can play outsized roles. Generic claims of tiny Singapore punching above its weight have not yet been examined in light of its leaders' proactive initiatives in global governance to advance its national interests. Drawing on two strategies identified within theoretical debates on how small states project influence, this article analyzes Singaporean initiatives in coalition building and use of its comparative advantages in specific issue domains and how these strategies have evolved historically. Driven by an innate sense of vulnerability, Singapore's flexibility to embrace emerging modes of governance beyond its traditional UN-centric focus is a relatively overlooked feature in the literature deserving further attention
Corporate governance · Economics · Extant taxon · Flexibility (engineering · Global governance · Law and economics · Management · Political economy · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing · International Development and Aid · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,71 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |