Lee Kuan Yew: state capacity and authoritarian competence

Lee Kuan Yew: state capacity and authoritarian competence

In “Lee Kuan Yew on Leadership: The Harvard Interview,” Lee Kuan Yew explains his account of how Singapore built governing capacity: crisis forged political trust, anti-corruption made administration usable, talented lieutenants built institutions, and social change had to be paced through incentives, symbols, and delivery rather than slogans alone.