{"product_id":"lee-kuan-yew-hard-truths-to-keep","title":"Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"76\" data-end=\"497\"\u003eWhy is Lee so hard on his political opponents? Could the PAP ever lose its grip on power? Are the younger leaders up to the mark? Will growing religiosity change Singapore for the better of worse? How will rising giants China and India affect Singapore’s fortunes? Why is rich Singapore so parsimonious when spending on the poor and disadvantaged? Why the drive to attract immigrants despite Singaporeans’ discomfiture?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"620\"\u003eLee, fielding these and many other questions in the book and on DVD, is combative, thought-provoking and controversial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"622\" data-end=\"862\"\u003eLee has stayed in the public eye for 60 years – as the revolutionary leader who steered Singapore to independence, as the Prime Minister who transformed the Republic into a First World country, and as Minister Mentor, the elder statesman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"1047\"\u003eBased on 32 hours of interviews, this book pick up where his memoirs of 1999 and 2000 left off. His views are articulated forcefully, with forays into history to buttress his point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1049\" data-end=\"1152\"\u003eTo him, Singapore is a miracle that could disappear if not for exceptional leadership and safeguards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1276\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHere is Lee at 87, an unrepentant believer in strong government, in genes, and in the view that economics trumps freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FOCUS PUBLISHING LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44238725841103,"sku":"9789814266727","price":40.65,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_7c78c59e-b5a0-456c-bc67-26f51e8384c0.jpg?v=1752827414","url":"https:\/\/popular.baby\/products\/lee-kuan-yew-hard-truths-to-keep","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}