Albert winsemius lee kuan yew biography

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The genius behind Singapore’s economic miracle

Lee Kuan Yew has been called the mastermind of Singapore’s economic success. But some people would point, instead, to an unknown economist named Dr Albert Winsemius — the man who authored Singapore’s economic policies, and counselled Lee Kuan Yew in economic affairs over the decades. Winsemius was a Dutch economist who first came to Singapore in 1960, just after independence, as part of a UN economic mission.After studying the situation, the mission was pessimistic.
As Winsemius wrote: “Singapore is going down the drain, it is a poor little market in a dark corner of Asia.” However, there was one small ray of hope: Winsemius noted that, “(Singapore’s) greatest asset is the high aptitude of her people to work in manufacturing industries. They can be ranked among the best factory workers in the world.”
The two recommendations Winsemius made to Lee Kuan Yew were: first, to control the communist trade unions that were strangling the newly

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Lee Kuan Yew

Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee (李).

Lee Kuan YewGCMG CHSPMJDK (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the Minister Mentor between 2004 to 2011, Senior Minister between 1990 to 2004 and first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.

He served as the secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP) from 1954 to 1992 and was the member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar from 1955 until his death in 2015. Lee is widely recognised as the founding father of the modern Singaporean state, and for his leadership in transforming it into a highly developed country during his tenure.

Lee was born in Singapore during British colonial rule. After graduating from Raffles Institution, he won a scholarship to Raffles College, now the National University of Singapore. Dur

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