Oh fuck him. It was with a team of great men like Toh Chin Chye, Goh Keng Swee, Rajaratnam, Hon Sui Suen etc that build Singapore. Never that bastard LKY. He only go around screwing Singaporeans all the time with his gangster like approach.
You must be the greatest twit of all time.
Don't swallow this PAP propaganda. These people have absolutely nothing to do with the transformation of Singapore into an economic power in SE Asia.
Toh Chin Chye - This guy graduated from uni with a degree in Physiology. Hence he was a medical Dr. more than anything else, was a lecturer in U of SIngapore and than became a vice chancellor at the same University. Exactly what fantastic economic insight did he have in to SIngapore's economy? His contribution was as a whacker of the Barisan Socialist, and co-founder of the PAP.
Goh Keng Swee - This guy was another ivory tower economist. Graduated from LSE with a doctorate in economics, and than when to work for a few months in the Social and Economic Research division. AFter that he became FInance Minister in the first PAP cabinet. U think LSE training so fantastic, allowed him to make all these policies for SIngapore, with practically no experience in Macro economics on a national level? Please, he was not savant.
Rajaratnam - This guy was the worse of the batch. A law school drop out in London, and a journalist in SIngapore. Yes, that is the sum total of his experience before joining the PAP and going into politics. He did not even manage the newspaper. Exactly what kind of skill set would he have brought to the table. Today, the PAP would not dare to field such a weak candidate. Tin woman the exception.
Hon SUi Sen - Finally, we come to the guy who contributed the most to the singapore economy, but not by his training or skill set. After all this guy was a police court magistrate and collector of taxes. He was so unqualified that they send him to the World Bank for an economic management course. However, his saving grace was that while at the World Bank, he met Albert Winsemuis, the dutch economist.
The person most responsible for SIngapore's success was Winsemuis. He was the one who thought up the entrepot, free trade zone, manufacturing industries, etc. The only thing that those 4 bozos and Lee Con You did right was stay out of his way. He designed the policies, and left it in the hands of the ministers to implement. They were smart enough not to mess with his plans or take too much corruption money. Twice a year, he would come to singapore and review the progress and put in place the next year's economic plans. And he did all this for free, not like the politicians today. The transformation of singapore is mostly due to his vision. because lets face it, there was nothing in the CV of the 4 guys and LKY that remotely suggested they had the knowhow and skill to do it.