Lee Kuan Yew's Singapore

Lee Kuan Yew had been Prime Minister of Singapore for twenty-three years and had led it to prosperity and order. Western reaction has often implied the thought if only there were more Third World leaders like Lee. T. J. S. George, however, examines Lee Kuan Yew and his city state from the Asian point of view, and while acknowledging his achievements, makes an alarmingly good case for believing them to weigh light against the disadvantages of dictatorship. He chronicles the Prime Minister's rise and rule in great detail, analyses his personality, aspirations and methods, and argues from well-marshalled facts, without rhetoric, that if Lee's political philosophy had been leftist instead of favouring opportunistic capitalism, the West would have greeted his performance with dismay rather than approval. Written with spirit and adorned with lively touched of humanity and wit, is the first full-scale study of Lee in action, and by far the best informed account of Singapore's recent history in any form.

This is a first edition from the private collection of Robert Yeo. The publication bears Yeo’s signature on the inside cover.