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Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Why Singapore Is the World's Most Successful Society

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kishore-mahbubani/singapore-world-successful-society_b_7934988.html

Why Singapore Is the World's Most Successful Society


By Kishore Mahbubani

4 August 2015

SINGAPORE -- Singapore turns 50 on Aug. 9, 2015. Is Singapore the most successful society since human history began? Or, to put it differently, did Singapore improve the living standards of its people faster and more comprehensively than any other society?

The only way to answer these questions is with empirical data. The most basic needs of any human being are food, shelter, health, education and employment. Did Singapore improve the delivery of those basic needs faster than any other society?

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