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Deck, Richard Allen was born on May 6, 1953 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Herbert Heller Junior and Eleanor DuVall (Deyo) Deck.
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Political scientist Michael Haas brings together essays by six distinguished authors with different ideas about how Singapore might become a full-fledged democracy and has stumbled over the years, exaggerating threats to the government. Book presents a comprehensive history of Singapore, emphasizing why Singapore is an economic success, but leaders took wrong turns that led away from democracy while rationalizating authoritarian rule by claiming that a small city-state was too vulnerable to leave key decisions to chance. An early chapter presents the case for Singapore—wherein the country has been an economic success. Later chapters analyze the following aspects of the political and social life of Singapore to explain how and why the leaders, especially Lee Kuan Yew, abandoned the original goal of a democratic government: • Political history – from colonial times to the present, highlighting elections • Political economy – the imperatives of a city-state account for the successful economic policies • The press – change from a call for press freedom as a colony to press censorship as an independent state • The judiciary – the abolition of juries and other ways to prevent judicial independence • Foreign policy – vulnerable as a small state, Singapore usually relies on the United States as a protector In addition, the final chapter describes Singapore’s mass society (the deliberately constructed gap between the people and the government) and assesses prospects for the future. Heavily footnoted, with a section of References and an Index. xiii + 252 pages. The book presents several unique observations: • Data indisputably support Singapore as an economic success but only for foreign corporations. • Singapore began as a welfare state in the early years of independence, entitlements were later cut, but now are being gradually reintroduced. • Lee Kuan Yew holds the record for the amount of awards collected from successful libel lawsuits. • During the 1990s, the government stressed “Asian Values” during conflicts with the United States, but now has dropped the idea. • Prime Minister’s Goh Chok Tong’s desire for a “kindler, gentler” country ended when the son of Lee Kuan Yew was installed as his successor in 2004. • Singapore’s per capita income is higher than its former colonial power, Britain. • Singapore Muslims must take military training but cannot be used in battle with the closest states. • Trial by jury was abolished in Singapore in 1969. Judges are way of government leaders. • The Singapore press is less free than the press in China. • Department heads and judges are paid more than anywhere else in the world. • Singapore scores 90 out of 100 on the Human Development Index, measuring quality of life. • Torture is routinely used to provoke confessions, even when those charged may be innocent. • American policy toward international terrorism has become Singaporeanized. • Sijori is the growth triangle involving adjacent parts of Indonesia and Malaysia with Singapore. • The Singapore government has created a mass society on the Soviet model. • Due to careful planning, there are few traffic jams in highly urbanized Singapore. • Singapore has one of the largest percentages of foreign workers in the world, annoying residents. • Most Singapore’s foreign investment abroad goes to their own firms, especially in China. • Many Singaporeans would prefer to leave the country, and many do. • Singapore’s economic policy is a function of being a trade entrepôt, not elitist decision making. • Most contributors have been maligned by the Singapore government, but only one was tortured. Table of Contents Preface 1 Introduction (Michael Haas) 2 Political History (Michael Haas) 3 The Case for Singapore (Clark D. Neher) 4 Political Economy (Christopher Lingle & Kurt Wickman) 5 The Press (Derek Davies) 6 The Judiciary (Francis T. Seow) 7 Foreign Policy (Richard A. Deck) 8 Mass Society (Michael Haas) References Index
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Deck, Richard Allen was born on May 6, 1953 in Concord, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Herbert Heller Junior and Eleanor DuVall (Deyo) Deck.
Student, Ripon College, 1972—1973. Student, Waseda University, Japan, 1974—1975. Bachelor in Political Science and East Asian Studies summa cum laude with honors, Macalester College, 1977.
Certified in Urban and Regional Planning and Design, Harvard University, 1978. Graduate Certified in British Foreign Policy, Oxford University, England, 1980. Master of Arts in Economics, Public Policy and Administration, University Manchester, England, 1982.
Master in City Planning, University California, Berkeley, 1982. Master of Arts in Political Science, Stanford University, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Stanford University, 1997.
Master of Arts in Liberal Studies, Dartmouth College, 1994.
International/intercultural relations seminar leader Association Current English Keio University, Japan, 1975. Magazine writer and interviewer English Journal, Japan, 1975. Researcher, writer Democratic Farmer Labor Party, Minneapolis, 1976.
Survey researcher and analyst Project on Volunteerism Adelphi University, Long Island, 1978. Legislation analyst researcher Assembly Education Committee New York State Assembly, Albany, 1979. Co-chair external affairs Graduate Assembly University California, Berkeley, 1981—1982.
Fellow international peace and security studies Social Science Research Council and John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Southeast Asia, 1986—1988. Visiting joint fellow national and international security University Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, 1989. Research fellow and project coordinator Asian Regionalization Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford University and The Asia Foundation San Francisco, 1991—1992.
Vice president Catalyst Concepts, Berkeley, 1992—2000, president, since 2001. Founding director Asia/Pacific Reg. Policy Research Institute, Berkeley and Emeryville, since 1998.
Producer, director Asian Democracy and Human Rights Webcasting Station Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, since 2001. Social system director, board directors University California Space Working Group, University California, Berkeley, 1979-1982. Graduate representative from Berkeley campus for the student body president council University California, 1981-1982.
Teaching assistant Stanford University, California, 1983, 86, graduate studies committee, 1983-1984, head teaching assistant, 1984, observer Project Peace and Cooperative Asia-Pacific Region, 1984, international relations senior faculty search committee, 1985-1986, co-instructor, 1991. Seminar group discussion leader, M.A.L.S. Colloquium on Central American, Darmouth College, 1984. Participant Project Soviet International Behavior, University California, Berkeley and Stanford University, 1985-1986.
Lecturer Institute Southeast Asian Studies, 1988, National University Singapore, 1988, Asean Institutes Conference on United States-Asean Relations, Singapore, 1988. Conference participant and delegate 40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Signing of the United National Charter in San Francisco, 1985. Official observer United States delegate Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, PECC General Meeting/Conference, San Francisco, 1992.
Global media director United States-Southeast Asian Alliance for a Democratic Asia, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1998-2000. Consultant Defense & Diplomacy, The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, Public Broadcasting Service-television, Washington and Arlington, Virginia, 2000. Panelist Good Governance and Democratic Reform in Asia-Ideals in Action, Press Conference and Staff Briefing, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, Washington, 2001, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia, ARDA's Democracy Index, Members Briefing Congressional Human Rights Caucus, Capitol Hill, District of Columbia, 2006.
Member National Business Advisory Council, Washington, 2002-2004. Consultant Lawyer's Committee on Human Rights, New York City, 2003, National Democratic Institute International Affairs, Washington, 2003-2004, Sweden-Singapore Initiative for Democracy, Olaf Palme Institute, Swedish International Liberal Center, Jarl Hjalmarsson Foundation, Stockholm, Singapore Democratic Party, 2003-2006. Liason to United States Democratic National Convention for Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, Boston, Massachusetts, 2004, Association of Southeast Asian Nations Section leader Burma Pro-Democracy Conference, San Francisco, 2004, organizer, executive directors tour Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, 2004.
Panel moderator Tibet Day The Presidio, San Francisco, 2005. Panelist in field; speaker, lecturer and speaker in field.
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Chairman New Hampshire governments' Youth Highway Safety Advisory Committee, 1972. Delegate 40th Anniversary Commemoration of the Signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco: Conference Assessing the United Nations After 40 Years, United Nations Association San Francisco and World Affairs Council Northern California, 1985. Special fellowship coordinator Open Society Institute, New York City, 1997—1998, 2000.
Interim chairperson panel of experts and resource persons on Asian democratization Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, Washington, 2000—2001, co-director, editorial team leader Asia Democracy Index Project Osaka, Japan, Berkeley/Emeryville, since 2001, steering committee Washington, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, since 2004, liaison official to United States Democratic National Convention Boston, 2004, West Coast organizer executive director's tour San Francisco, 2004, co-chair Association Scholars and Researchers for Asian Democratic Studies Berkeley, Emeryville, 2001—2004, United States western representative Emeryville, since 2006. Co-chair Association Scholars and Researchers for Asian Democratic Studies, Alliance for Reform and Democracy in Asia, 2004—2006. Board directors, executive board various cities Burmese American Democratic Alliance, California, since 2004.
Director various campaigns Daly City, Albany, San Francisco, since 2006. Panelist on Asia Democracy Index and World Forum for Democratization in Asia Staff Briefing and Press Conference, Congressional Human Rights Caucus, Washington, 2005—2006. Delegate, panelist World Forum for Democratization in Asia, Taipei, 2005.
Founding member Support Free Burma, San Francisco, since 2007. Delaware candidate New Hampshire President preference primary Democratic National Convention, Keene, 1972. Delaware candidate California President Primary, Stanford, 1984, Berkeley, 1992.
Candidate New Hampshire Constitutional Convention, Keene, 1974. City and campus chair California Democratic President Primary Campaign, Stanford University and Palo Alto, 1984, 1992. Staff intern Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party Headquarters, 1976.
Coordinator "Draft the Lady" campaign Daw Aung San Suu Kyi for United Nations Secretary-General Burmese American Democratic Alliance, Union City, San Francisco, 2006. Co-coordinator Burmese American Alliance's and Support Free Burma's Congresspersons, Senator's and Governor's Rescue Mission to Rangoon Campaign, Union City, Albany, Daly City, San Francisco, 2007. Board directors University Manchester Postgraduate Society, England, 1980—1981.
Member International Studies Association (presenter 1998), Association Asian Studies, Academy Political Science, American Political Science Association, Pi Kappa Delta, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Jo Ann Marie Passariello, November 15, 1986.