North Korea vs Singapore?

Question

What's the difference between North Korea's way of governance and Singapore's way of governance? Thanks.

and What's the difference between communism and dictatorship?

what is 'Communist state one-man dictatorship' ?

Answer 1

North Korea is a one-party authoritarian state, which means that the Communist Party is the only party in power and that the leader (currently Kim Jong-Il) is not elected by the public. Interestingly, North Korea is the only current dynastic communist state, in other words, one in which the top executive position is passed down through the family. As to who will succeed Kim Jong-Il as the next Dear Leader, we don't know. He has three sons and he hasn't yet shown us which one has his favor. As for Singapore, we're a democracy though arguably an illiberal one. That means that though we elect our leaders, we generally know exactly who will win the race anyway. The people play a small role in Singapore's government and we have a Parliament, however, in North Korea, the people do not participate in governance. Civil liberties in both countries are restricted, though definitely moreso in North Korea. In Singapore we have limited protest rights and our media is highly censored, but not nearly to the degree North Korea's is. We have almost no crime and we live good lives (the government provides lots of things for us) so no one complains. There's really no need for it; housing is provided for essentially everyone so you don't see homeless people. I'd imagine North Korea has very low crime as well but we definitely have more freedom here in Singapore.

To answer your other questions:
Communism is a system of government in which the economy is controlled by the government (socialism) and the leaders are not elected by the people (authoritarianism). Industries are nationalized, which means that private companies and such are either limited are banned. Good things about communism are that the government *should* provide things such as healthcare, education, housing, and social security benefits. This acts as a safety net for the people. No actual communist state has really been able to adhere to pure Marxist principles (Russia has integrated Leninism and China turned to Maoism) though countries such as Sweden have done very well under a socialist system, though cannot be considered a communism as they elect their leaders. Bad things about communism include higher taxes (though some don't mind this in exchange for the benefits) and generally fewer liberties, such as the right to vote and general political activism. Communism is meant to benefit those in the working class, the proletariat, so to speak. Its aims are to diminish the gap between the upper and lower classes, if not to remove it. There is a one-party state (whether one party only is allowed by the constitution or not depends), which we call the vanguard party, or a party that is meant to lead the people with their interests in mind. This doesn't necessarily mean that they only follow one ideology. For example, in China, there are many inter-party debates as far as policy because there are different viewpoints within the Communist party. A dictatorship is an authoritarian-type rule. The leader is not elected and has supreme power.

As far as the one-man Communist state, North Korea is one. There is one main leader (Kim Jong-Il) and the government follows communism (socialism + authoritarianism).

Answer 2

One is communist another is democratic. One is Poor another is rich. One is dirty other is clean. One is big another is small. One has nuke another has no army. One is enemy another is friend.