Hong Kong, Singapore, and “Asian Values”: Governance That Works

The same policies that fostered decades of prosperity in Singapore have also led to longer-term economic ills that might have been averted in a freer society.

A review of To Catch a Traitor in Lee Kuan Yew’s Prison, by Francis T. Seow.

Singapore has long been known for combining economic development with strict limits on political opposition. But its 2011 parliamentary elections suggest that it is moving toward “competitive authoritarianism.”