Singapore ́s Continuous Search for Quality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16625333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lee Lai To (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 1984 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 277-293 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Southeast Asian affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0377-5437 • E-ISSN: 1793-9135 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/seaa84p |
| OpenAlex | W2030849608 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The year 1983 marked the high profile taken by second generation leaders in the politics of Singapore. It also witnessed the death of Finance Minister Hon Sui Sen, health problems of a few members of the old guard, and the sixtieth birthday of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, reminding Singaporeans that the remaining years of the eighties could be a crucial period for the dawning of a new era in which relatively new faces will have to establish themselves as political leaders. While Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has long been pondering on the problems of succession and has in fact picked a second team, he was forced in 1983 to remove one leading member of the team, Lim Chee Onn, Secretary-General of the NTUC (National Trades Union Congress). His search for quality leaders who could soldier on, upholding what the PAP (People's Action Party) government had achieved so far, proved to be arduous and painstaking
Epistemology · Political science · Quality (philosophy · Philosophy · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |