Path to Economic Takeoff: Lee Kuan Yew Memoirs (1965—2000)

Author: Lee Kuan Yew
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: On August 9, 1965, the heavy burden of caring for the livelihood of 2 million people suddenly fell on Lee Kuan Yew's shoulders. Faced with numerous difficulties and an uncertain future, how did he pave a way for Singapore? As he himself said, there are manuals that teach how to build houses and repair engines. However, no book has ever taught people how to unite a group of immigrants from places like China, India, and the East Indies into a nation. Today, Singapore has become a globally recognized country with a developed economy, stable and safe society. Lee Kuan Yew recalls his past, condensing his lifelong experiences in governing, developing the economy, and building national defense into several hundred pages of memoirs. Readers will surely find inspiration within. Over 40 years of traveling the world, Lee Kuan Yew has had extensive interactions with prominent figures in the contemporary global political arena, engaging in discussions about international and regional situations. In his memoirs, he vividly describes them with sharp insight.