Detailed chronicle of Singapore's post-independence development for readers interested in Asian urbanization
Includes previously unpublished government documents and Lee Kuan Yew's personal notes for unique historical context
Covers Singapore's strategies for nation-building, infrastructure development, and governance
Offers candid perspectives on Singapore's political landscape, leadership styles, and domestic policies
Features intimate portraits of Lee Kuan Yew and his family, providing a human dimension to the nation's story
Summarized by Shop
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