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Hello, this is Nuno Gomes for the Academic Observer on Economics, Business and Finance and for this episode I talk about demystifying Asia's anti-democratic rhetorics. Check out other audio content on Spotify (previous 25 episodes posted there!)Intro 00:00Asian politics are linked to Confucian beliefs 01:00Case for Singapore 01:40Case for China 02:52Extension: Democratic "Minben"? 06:17Asia and Hierarchy 07:53Modernisation to revamp the System 09:50Asia and Personalism 10:56Decay of Personalism 13:57Asia and Authority 14:38Asia and One-Party Dominance 16:36General Acceptance of One-Party Rule 18:35Concluding Remarks: Defending Asia-Style Democracy 19:55