From Third World to First: The Singapore Story - 1965-2000
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Lagos, Surulere
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Books
Type
Autobiographies
Genre
Adult
Age Level
600
Number of Pages
2020
Publication Year
Paperback
Format
Store address
Lagos State • Surulere
104 wester avenue surulere lagos
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 story of that transformation is told here by Singapore's charismatic, controversial founding father, Lee Kuan Yew. Rising from a legacy of divisive colonialism, the devastation of the Second World War, and general poverty and disorder following the withdrawal of foreign forces, Singapore now is hailed as a city of the future. This miraculous history is dramatically recounted by the man who not only lived through it all but who fearlessly forged ahead and brought about most of these changes.
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