Rags to riches always inspires anyone, and put a country in the situation, Singapore fits the bill. A tiny island nation with small land, no natural resource, not even enough water, transformed itself through sheer vision of its leader, Lee Kuan Yew, into one of the most prosperous country in world. Through praticality and resourcefulness, they joined a bandwagon of industrializing Asian nations but twisted the rule book to fit its realities.
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