Kept in Position
The Labour Front–Alliance Government of Chief Minister David Marshall in Singapore, April 1955 – June 1956
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9082957 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Low, James A Low (0000-0001-7407-2718, Nanyang Polytechnic, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-64 |
| Publication date | 2004-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4634 • E-ISSN: 1474-0680 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022463404000037 |
| OpenAlex | W2067447674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Using declassified British documents and Chinese-language newspapers, this paper seeks to supplement existing understanding of Chief Minister David Marshall's Labour Front-Alliance Government in Singapore from April 1955 to June 1956. From the outset, the government's reforms were hampered by its own weaknesses. It was viable only because British policy was to keep it ‘in position’
Alliance · Communism · Economic history · Economics · Front (military) · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Management · Meteorology · Newspaper · Political science · Politics · Position (finance) · Prime minister · United front · Asian Studies and History · History · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |