When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, Singapore was an impoverished nation - struggling economy, social unrest and an unskilled workforce. Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, took radical steps, drawing inspiration from old Confucianist ideas, to create a world-class governance system. Singapore transitioned from third world to first within one generation. The political and economic system that Lee Kuan Yew created formed the basis of the progress in other Asian countries, like China. Listen along as we cover the story of, as Charlie Munger called, ‘History’s greatest nation builder’.Sources and AcknowledgementsLee Kuan Yew’s Press Conference after Separation from Malaysia (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UET6V4YnAwc) From Third World to First, by Lee Kuan Yew (https://amzn.in/d/2IE6z4R)PV Narasimha Rao Episode (https://youtu.be/O2i08eMGuyQ?si=CFwcooyn2oS8SXEs) One Man’s View of the World, by Lee Kuan Yew (https://amzn.in/d/hSKiNEi) Lee Kuan Yew’s interview with Charlie Rose (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJaEIzVoWOU)This podcast is owned and produced by COZM Entertainment Private Limited. Visit www.cozm.inOriginal Music composed by Mehul FadnavisSound Mixing and Mastering by Ankit ThakurYou can find me on X at x.com/abiggerspalash
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