"Under the present structure of the PAP, it will be impossible for the party to reform itself from the grassroots and allow new ideas to reach the top. The ability of people to rise through the ranks of the party with new ideas is heavily restricted. The Lim Chin Siong legacy saw to that. The very way the PAP has sought both meritocracy and stability has become its “Achilles heel”, paralyzing the ability to adapt to changing Singapore, where ironically the country has been so successful in adapting to outside factors of change while being so internally rigid. The cadre system itself prevents change, as the selection process is a closed system selecting only same-minded people to the leadership, subjecting government to the risks of groupthink. The challenge of change brings uncertainty and with this comes insecurity about the continuation of a successful paradigm of government that has served Singapore so well in the past. - See more at: themalaymailonline/what-you-think/article/one-mans-view-of-the-world-and-a-thousand-faceless-men-singapores-cadre-sys#sthash.GhPkXfB0.dpuf"
Posted on: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 06:10:41 +0000
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