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April 26, 2020 47 mins

Lee Kuan Yew was the founder of modern-day Singapore.  He took Singapore from third world to first in one generation.  His candour in analysing other counties such as the UK, US & China is incredibly insightful.

So here is what you are in for the next 45 minutes of your life.  I want to look at:

  • Who was Lee Kuan Yew? What was the back story to Singapore we see today?
  • What were his principles and guiding philosophy of pragmatism and meritocracy?
  • Considering Singapore famously had no real assets how does it now rival the US in GDP per capita?  
  • What did he think about the demise of the UK after WWII, can BREXIT learn from Singapore and the future of the United States.
  • Given his position of respect by the Chinese politburo, what can he tell us about China?
  • What are the criticisms of his authoritarian control of the state? 

 

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