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Chargement... Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Goingpar Lee Kuan Yew
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. As a penultimate year student in university, I feel unprepared thinking of how to tackle the challenges of the working world upon graduation. An education in Science is insufficient to expose me to the multi-faceted issues Singapore is and will be facing, what more to be able to tackle them effectively. . By studying the circumstances that our founding forefather had to face in order to create the Singapore of today, there were many teachable moments that gave me a different perspective to better understand some of the prevalent issues in our community today. Quoting just a few examples in the book, Lee shares his thoughts about pragmatism, having the best to lead our country, the importance of racial harmony, and about the inequality situation in Singapore. A very good read that is not very complicated, it's a must read for someone who is interested to know more about how Singapore is the way it is today. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Presented in Q&A format, and enriched with strong contextual narrative, each chapter features Lee in full flow sometimes combative, occasionally querulous, but always engaging. His views are articulated forcefully, with forays into history to buttress his point. To him, Singapore is a miracle that could disappear if not for exceptional leadership and safeguards. Here is Lee at 87, an unrepentant believer in strong government, in genes, and in the view that economics trumps freedoms. This book presents the politically incorrect Lee, often impatient and dismissive of those who criticise his worldview. He is not one for regrets. He does not recant. But there are moments when he looks back and thinks he could have done things differently or been more accommodating. Readers will gain insight into Lees mind as he ruminates, argues, thinks aloud and rebuts. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Perhaps the most striking of his character was underscored in this reviewed book; his conviction and consequent bluntness. Lee did not mince his words nor succumb to political correctness - in his speeches and debates, he negotiated his positions fiercely with an acute national interest, never shying away from what needed to be understood. Although this induced controversy in his character - with some arguing that Lee advocated for extreme ideologies like nepotism, authoritarianism and even racially-charged eugenics – his ideologies had set the foundations of policymaking and the establishment of systems that had made Singapore what it is today.
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