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Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going

by Han Fook Kwang, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Rachel Lin
$16.92
Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going
Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going

Unapologetic perspective on Singapore's exceptional leadership.

Lee Kuan Yew's "Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going" is a must-read for those interested in gaining insight into exceptional leadership and the inner workings of a government. Lee's unapologetic perspective on government, genes, and economics may challenge readers' beliefs, but his arguments are always engaging and forceful, backed by historical context. Throughout this book, readers will appreciate Lee's candidness and impatience with criticism, presenting the politically incorrect side of Lee not often found in other literature.

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.
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Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going

by Han Fook Kwang, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Rachel Lin
$16.92
ISBN: 9789814266727
Authors: Han Fook Kwang, Zuraidah Ibrahim, Rachel Lin
Publisher: Straits Times Press
Date of Publication: 2011-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, Economics, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Related Topics: Biography, Memoir, Autobiography, History, Biography, Politics, Memoir, Autobiography, Politics, Asia
Goodreads rating: 4.41
(rated by 1052 readers)

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Lee Kuan Yew is Singapore's most influential son but he is not without his critics. He has not flinched from taking them on, even now after almost 60 years in the political fray. Why is Lee so hard on his political opponents? Could the People's Action Party ever lose its grip on power? Are the younger leaders up to the mark? Will growing religiosity change Singapore for the better or worse? How will rising giants China and India affect Singapore's fortunes? Lee fields these issues and many other questions as he covers the terrain of the past and contemplates the expanse of the future for this island nation that he and his founding generation built on the hopes of a people. Based on 32 hours of interviews at the Istana, along with 64 pages of photographs and a DVD insert, the book features Lee in full flow, combative, thought-provoking, and controversial.
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Unapologetic perspective on Singapore's exceptional leadership.

Lee Kuan Yew's "Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going" is a must-read for those interested in gaining insight into exceptional leadership and the inner workings of a government. Lee's unapologetic perspective on government, genes, and economics may challenge readers' beliefs, but his arguments are always engaging and forceful, backed by historical context. Throughout this book, readers will appreciate Lee's candidness and impatience with criticism, presenting the politically incorrect side of Lee not often found in other literature.

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.