{"product_id":"lee-kuan-yew-hard-truths-to-keep-singapore-going","title":"Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eWhy is Lee so\nhard on his political opponents? Could the PAP ever lose its grip on power? Are\nthe younger leaders up to the mark? Will growing religiosity change Singapore\nfor the better of worse? How will rising giants China and India affect\nSingapore's fortunes? Why is rich Singapore so parsimonious when spending on\nthe poor and disadvantaged? Why the drive to attract immigrants despite\nSingaporeans' discomfiture?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nLee, fielding these and many other questions in the book and on DVD, is\ncombative, thought-provoking and controversial. Lee has stayed in the public\neye for 60 years - as the revolutionary leader who steered Singapore to\nindependence, as the Prime Minister who transformed the Republic into a First\nWorld country, and as Minister Mentor, the elder statesman.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBased on 32 hours of interviews, this book and DVD pick up where his memoirs of\n1999 and 2000 left off. His views are articulated forcefully, with forays into\nhistory to buttress his point. To him, Singapore is a miracle that could\ndisappear if not for exceptional leadership and safeguards. Here is Lee at 87,\nan unrepentant believer in strong government, in genes, and in the view that\neconomics trumps freedoms. Unvarnished Lee This book presents the politically\nincorrect Lee, often impatient and dismissive of those who criticise his\nworldview. He is not one for regrets. He does not recant. But there are moments\nwhen he looks back and thinks he could have done things differently or been\nmore accommodating. Readers will gain insight into Lee's mind as he ruminates,\nargues, thinks aloud and rebuts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45142841557199,"sku":"9789815081343","price":40.65,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_96cf1f7a-0a25-45bd-a0a3-cfa18c500a60.jpg?v=1780481556","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/lee-kuan-yew-hard-truths-to-keep-singapore-going","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}