Reflections

The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew

Reflections: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew is a collection of essays reflecting on Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew's immense contribution to nation-building and the idea of development. This includes its various models — from government and statecraft as well as leadership and governance, to economic development and the management of plural societies. The papers are written by a range of authors who had worked closely with, or for, or grew up, under Lee Kuan Yew.

Contents:

• Foreword (Ong Keng Yong)

• Preface (Yang Razali Kassim)

• Introduction (Mushahid Ali)

• Lee Kuan Yew's Leadership:

  • History, Heritage and the Idea of Singapore (Wang Gungwu)
  • Reflections on Lee Kuan Yew: His Legacy on the Public Service (Eddie Teo)
  • The Three Lee Kuan Yews I Remember (Chan Heng Chee)
  • The Man and His Dream (Joseph Liow)
  • The Sage and Giant from Southeast Asia (Jusuf Wanandi)
  • The Engine That Was Too Big for the Boat (Kumar Ramakrishna)

• Lee Kuan Yew and Foreign Policy:

  • Singapore and Lee Kuan Yew's Worldview (Ang Cheng Guan)
  • Lee Kuan Yew and Singapore's Foreign Policy: A Productive Iconoclasm (Alan Chong)
  • Pursuing Mutual Strategic Interests: Lee Kuan Yew's Role in Singapore–US Relations (Ong Keng Yong)
  • A US Envoy's Impressions of Lee Kuan Yew (Daniel Chua)
  • Lee Kuan Yew's China Wisdom (Hoo Tiang Boon)
  • Lee Kuan Yew and India's Turn to Pragmatism (C Raja Mohan)
  • Lee Kuan Yew's Leadership: Model for China? (Benjamin Ho)
  • A Towering Inspiration for China (Zha Daojiong)
  • Lee Kuan Yew and Suharto: How Mutual Trust Fostered Bilateral Ties (Barry Desker)
  • Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy: His Impact on Singapore–Malaysia Relations (David Han)
  • Lee Kuan Yew's Economic Legacy: Lessons for Aspiring Countries (Pradumna Rana & Chia-yi Lee)
  • Right Lessons, Wrong Lessons: Africa and Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy (Greg Mills)

• Lee Kuan Yew and Nation-Building: What Next?:

  • Politician, Lawyer: Will the Legal Culture Endure Him? (Kevin YL Tan)
  • Singaporean Singapore: What Next after Lee Kuan Yew? (Bilveer Singh)
  • Reviving Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy: Malay as the National Language (Yang Razali Kassim)
  • Singapore's Strategic Future: Lee Kuan Yew's Legacy for the Next 50 Years (Mushahid Ali)
  • Leaving a Lasting Legacy (Toh Ting Wei)
  • What Lee Kuan Yew Means to Youth Today (Ang Hwee Min & Lo Yi Min)
  • Singapore's Future Post-LKY: What Do Young Singaporeans Want? (Nur Diyanah Anwar)
  • Will There Be Another LKY? (Dylan Loh)

Readership: Students in political science, public policy, leadership and governance, and management of plural societies, and general public.
Key Features:

• A timely series of reflections on Singapore's iconic leader Lee Kuan Yew by thinkers, scholars and researchers from different generations
• This book adds value to the growing collection of publications on Lee Kuan Yew's multifaceted and impressive legacy and contributions to Singapore
• Authors include prominent public intellectuals and academics, almost all associated, in their current or previous leadership or research capacities, with RSIS, an increasingly influential Asia-Pacific think tank which offers views and opinions that get heard and published