PAP Versus PAP Mark Owen Not all of them will

Not all of them will make it there

Allen Shawn's droll

yet most of them feel they have little control over their lives

People who develop these capacities earn a reward: they can take pleasure in the company of others

PAP Versus PAP Mark Owen Not all of them willSingapore appears to be transitioning gradually to a more competitive and contentious democracy. For now, though, the People's Action Party still controls all levels of power. The PAP's internal dynamics will be the primary determinant of its continued viability. This anthology of essays expands on one dimension of this inner struggle: between a conservative attachment to what has worked in the past, and a boldly progressive vision for the future.