Using Singapore and Thailand as references, Why have Authoritarian regimes been so successful in Southeast Asia?

Using Singapore and Thailand as references, Why have Authoritarian regimes been so successful in Southeast Asia? Order Description   There are some key points that need to be hit and they are; -Why are democratic regimes still a small minority in Southeast Asia, despite the region’s rapid economic and social development? -Southeast Asian democracies are often described as deficient – “quasi”, “pseudo”, “semi”, “illiberal”, “limited” democracies, “hybrid regimes”, and so on. What accounts for the limited “quality of democracy” in the region?