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From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom

by Lee Kuan Yew
From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom
From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom

Singapore's metamorphosis by its visionary founding father.

If the blend of history and astute leadership intrigues you, this book is a revelation. Lee Kuan Yew, with gritty narrative, takes you through Singapore's journey from a struggling post-colonial state to a world-class powerhouse. His first-hand account offers unparalleled insights into the strategies and policies that crafted a modern success story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

From Third World to First: Singapore and the Asian Economic Boom

by Lee Kuan Yew
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ISBN: 9780060957513
Authors: Lee Kuan Yew
Publisher: Harper Business
Date of Publication: 2011-02-08
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Business, Biographies & Memoirs, Economics
Related Topics: History, Biography, Leadership, Politics, World History, Autobiography, Asia, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 4.45
(rated by 4252 readers)

Description

Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis with not only the world's number one airline, best airport, and busiest port of trade, but also the world's fourth–highest per capita real income? The story of that transformation is told here by Singapore's charismatic, controversial founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism, the devastation of the Second World War, and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces, Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is dramatically recounted by the man who not only lived through it all but who fearlessly forged ahead and brought about most of these changes. Delving deep into his own meticulous notes, as well as previously unpublished government papers and official records, Lee details the extraordinary efforts it took for an island city–state in Southeast Asia to survive at that time. Lee explains how he and his cabinet colleagues finished off the communist threat to the fledgling state's security and began the arduous process of nation building: forging basic infrastructural roads through a land that still consisted primarily of swamps, creating an army from a hitherto racially and ideologically divided population, stamping out the last vestiges of colonial–era corruption, providing mass
 

Singapore's metamorphosis by its visionary founding father.

If the blend of history and astute leadership intrigues you, this book is a revelation. Lee Kuan Yew, with gritty narrative, takes you through Singapore's journey from a struggling post-colonial state to a world-class powerhouse. His first-hand account offers unparalleled insights into the strategies and policies that crafted a modern success story.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.