LEE KUAN YEW

lē kwän yoo, yü, 1923–, prime minister of Singapore (1959–90). Educated in England as a lawyer, he founded (1954) the moderately leftist People's Action party. In 1959 he became Singapore's first prime minister; in 1963 he led Singapore into the Federation of Malaysia, but political unrest caused it to withdraw in 1965. A republic was proclaimed, with Lee Kuan Yew continuing as prime minister. Lee ran a tightly controlled welfare state with an economy based in private enterprise; he encouraged foreign investment and discouraged political dissent. He also stressed discipline, correct public behavior, opposition to drugs, English education, and interracial tolerance. The longest serving prime minister in the world, Lee was lauded for overseeing Singapore's outstanding economic growth that transformed it from a poor port to a wealthy nation, but he was criticized for his repressive policies. Lee resigned in 1990, but stayed on in the post of senior minister, which he has continued to hold.

See his The Singapore Story: Memoirs (1998) and From Third World to First: The Singapore Story, 1965–2000 (2000).

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books on: Lee Kuan Yew  - 628 results

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The Reunification of China: PRC-Taiwan Relations in Flux
Book by Lai To Lee; Praeger Publishers, 1991
Subjects: China--Politics And Government--1976-, Chinese Reunification Question, 1949-, Taiwan--Politics And Government--1975-
...Singapores prime minister Lee Kuan Yew reiterated toward the end of President Lees visit that Singapore had a...57 Nonetheless, President Lee was given an official reception...was addressed as "President Lee from Taiwan" in public, notably...
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Reward for High Public Office: Asian and Pacific Rim States
Book by Christopher Hood, B. Guy Peters, Grace O. M. Lee; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: Government Executives--Salaries, Etc--Pacific Area, Performance Awards--Pacific Area, Public Officers--Salaries, Etc--Pacific Area
...government at the top executive level (Lee 1994-95:21-2). This policy...Parliament in March 1985, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew said: immediately after we came into...and to set an example of restraint (Lee, K. Y. 2000:194-5). When the...
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Chinese Media, Global Contexts
Book by Chin-Chuan Lee; Routledge, 2003
...l Lau, Andy 250 , 257-68 ; see also pan-Chinese Lee, Chin-Chuan 18 , 77 , 79 , 197 , 200 , 213 , 215 , 218 , 219 , 220 , 222 , 223 , 235 . 253 Lee, Kuan Yew 91 Lee, Tenghui (Li Denghui) 4 , 5 , 107 Lee, Wenho 85...
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China and the South China Sea Dialogues
Book by Lai To Lee; Praeger, 1999
Subjects: Asia, Southeastern--Foreign relations--China, China--Foreign relations--Asia, Southeastern, South China Sea--Politics and government
Le Duc Anh, 93 Ledong gasfield, 100 Lee Kuan Yew, 17 Lee Teng-hui, 41 , 104 , 127 , 128 , 130 - 131 Li Teng, 15 , 17 , 18 , 61 , 93 , 97 , 99 , 111 , 120 , 122 - 124...
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Bad Medicine: The Prescription Drug Industry in the Third World
Book by Milton Silverman, Mia Lydecker, Philip R. Lee; Stanford University, 1992
Subjects: Pharmaceutical Industry--Corrupt Practices--Developing Countries, Pharmaceutical Policy--Developing Countries
...antibiotics, 30 - 31 ; and generics, 68 Leake, Chauncey, 191 Lebanon, 11 Lederle, 52 , 69 Ledogar, Robert, 180 Lee Kuan Yew, 238 -39 Lee, Philip R., 177 -79, 204 , 232 -34 Legalities, see Court cases; Laws; Regulation, government Leisinger...
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journal articles on: Lee Kuan Yew  - 257 results

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Lee Kuan Yew's Fabian Phase
Journal article by Michael D. Barr; The Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol. 46, 2000
Subjects: Lee Kuan Yew--Social policy, People's Action Party (Singapore)--Social policy, Political leadership--Singapore, Singapore--Politics and government, Social policy--Singapore
Lee Kuan Yews Fabian Phase...the late 1990s, Lee Kuan Yew described himself...to followers of Lees career, because...When we consider Lees role over the...mentors. (1) Lee in Han Fook Kwang...Sumiko Tan, Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and...2) Lee Kuan Yews interview in Raj...
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The Lee Kuan Yew Story as Singapore's History
Journal article by Hong Lysa; Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, Vol. 33, 2002
Subjects: From Third World to First: the Singapore Story: 1965-2000. Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (vol. II) (Book), Lee Kuan Yew: The Beliefs Behind the Man (Book), Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and His Ideas (Book), The Singapore Story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew (vol. I) (Book)
...he claims was Lees assertion that...movement (Barr, Lee Kuan Yew, p. 17...Han et al., Lee Kuan Yew: The Man and...Vanguards in Lees Lieutenants...social habits. Lees reply to her...Han et al., Lee Kuan Yew: the Man and...
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A Man and an Island: Gender and Nation in Lee Kuan Yew's the Singapore Story
Journal article by Philip Holden; Biography, Vol. 24, 2001
Subjects: Authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Biography--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Gender identity--Literature, Historiography--Analysis, Imperialism--Literature, Literature and history--Analysis, The Singapore Story (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., YEW, LEE KUAN--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...AND NATION IN LEE KUAN YEWS THE SINGAPORE STORY...Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and featuring...invasion of Singapore, Lees autobiography...Barrs recent Lee Kuan Yew: The Beliefs Behind...the thesis that in Lees "worldview lay...
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Chinese Theatre, Confucianism, and Nationalism: Amateur Chinese Opera Tradition in Singapore
Journal article by Lee Tong Soon; Asian Theatre Journal, Vol. 24, 2007
Subjects: Amateur theater--Membership, Amateur theatricals--Membership, Chinese operas--Appreciation, Confucianism--Influence, Singapore--Cultural policy, Tradition--Analysis
...South Wales: Allen Unwin Australia. Lee Kuan Yew. 2000. "Is Confucianism Dead...issue), July-September: 49-50. Lee Poh Ping. 1978. Chinese Society in...Lumpur: Oxford University Press. Lee Tong Soon. 2000. "Professional Chinese...
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Gestural Politics: Civil Society in "New" Singapore
Journal article by Terence Lee; SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, Vol. 20, 2005
Subjects: Citizenship--Political aspects, Civil society--Evaluation, Civil society--Political aspects, Singapore--Political aspects, Singapore--Social aspects, Yeo, George--Political activity
...specifically to the former premier Lee Kuan Yew (Lim 20 November 1994...when Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, effectively a minister...leadership transition when Lee Hsien Loong, the elder...Singapores elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew, was installed as Singapores...
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The World According to Lee Kuan Yew
Magazine article by Nadia Cameron; Business Asia, Vol. 8, November 2000
Subjects: Lee Hsien Loong--Addresses, essays, lectures, Singapore--Officials and employees, Statesmen--Addresses, essays, lectures
...to Lee Kuan Yew. by NADIA...figure, Lee Kuan Yew have to...to 1990, Lee has witnessed...and wit, Lees master strokes...meantime, Lee Kuan Yew will be sure...And with Lees son, Lee Hsien Loong...continue. Lee Kuan Yew on the...
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Singapore's Blood Money: Hanging Drug Couriers but Investing with Their Suppliers
Magazine article by Dennis Bernstein, Leslie Kean; The Nation, Vol. 265, October 20, 1997
Subjects: Burmese foreign relations--Singapore, Capital punishment--Singapore, Drug traffic--Myanmar, Government of Singapore Investment Corp.--Management, Lee Kuan Yew--Economic policy, Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York--Foreign operations, Myanmar, Myanmar Fund (Burma)--Management, Singapore, Singapore foreign relations--Myanmar
...levels of the Singaporean regime, including by Lee Kuan Yew, the countrys undisputed strongman. Lee, whose antidrug policies are among the strictest...G.I.C., including Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew; his son, Deputy Prime Minister Brig...
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From the President's Desk: from Poverty to Riches: Is There a Magic Elixir?
Magazine article by Mark Skousen; Ideas on Liberty, Vol. 52, July 2002
Subjects: Economic conditions, Human rights, Lee Kuan Yew, Politics, Singapore
...confused story with Lee Kuan Yews autobiographical account...shrubs were planted. The Lee government tore down dilapidated...sound economic principle! Lee rejected Soviet-style...in Singapore. Second, Lee wished to create a First...effort, it worked. Under Lees brilliant leadership...and economy, after Lee Kuan Yew is gone. We can only...
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The World's Kissingers: A Country's Foreign Policy Is Often Defined Less by Its Elected Leader Than Its Behind-the-Scenes Operators and Elder Statesmen. Here Are Four Figures Setting the Global Agenda for the World's Emerging Powers, Just as Henry Kissinger Set America's for over 50 Years
Magazine article by Joshua E. Keating; Foreign Policy, March 2010
Subjects: Amorim, Celso--Powers and duties, Davutoglu, Ahmet--Powers and duties, Faisal, Turki Al---Powers and duties, Foreign ministers--Powers and duties, Lee Kuan Yew--Powers and duties, Political leadership--Management
...over 50 Years. by Joshua E. Keating LEE KUAN YEW Country: Singapore Age: 86 Position...over his 31 years as prime minister, Lee has become an apostle for the Asian...political control. ILLUSTRATION OMITTED Lee always said that Singapores foreign...
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Lee Takes Aim at Mahathir
Magazine article; Business Asia, Vol. 8, September 2000
...and elder statesman Lee Kuan Yew says Malaysian Prime Minister...were most unfortunate," Lee told a news conference...day visit to Malaysia. Lee says it was a blunder...than I did for Anwar," Lee says. "1 think Dr Mahathir...Anwar was morally unfit. Lees comments on the Anwar...
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Lee Kuan Yew's Prayer
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, September 30, 2010
Subjects: Mydans, Seth
Lee Kuan Yews Prayer. MANILA, Philippines - When I...baptism by desire, it is Mentor Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who in Mr. Mydans words "made Singapore...integrity and servant leadership, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew has helped to build institutions and...
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Too Few Woo for Lee Kuan Yew
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 11, 1996
Too Few Woo for Lee Kuan Yew. Byline: Peter Paterson Under the Sun: Singapore Singles (BBC2); Hetty Wainthropp Investigates: Eye Witness (BBC1) TONY...
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Congratulations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Other Officials of the Republic of Singapore
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2004
Subjects: Lee Hsien Loong
Congratulations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Other Officials of...Minister in the new Cabinet. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Ministers father, who...Mentor. In this position, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew will serve as consultant, counselor...
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Singapore Founding Father Lee Quits Cabinet Post
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, May 15, 2011
Subjects: Prime ministers--Appointments, resignations and dismissals
...Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew resigned from the Cabinet...The 87-year old Lee was prime minister from...took over until 2004. Lee had been known as Minister...held since independence. Lees resignation marks the...struggling. Last month, Lee Kuan Yew warned voters in the...
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Singapore's Lee Calls China Unstoppable
Newspaper article by Arnaud De Borchgrave; The Washington Times, May 18, 2001
Subjects: China
Singapores Lee calls China unstoppable by Arnaud De Borchgrave...to prevent it, Asias senior statesman Lee Kuan Yew said. The biggest threats to global stability, said Mr. Lee, will be "the challenges to the status...
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encyclopedia articles on: Lee Kuan Yew  - 5 results

 
 
1.
Lee Kuan Yew
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LEE KUAN YEW le kwan yoo, yu, 1923 , prime minister of Singapore (1959 90). Educated...unrest caused it to withdraw in 1965. A republic was proclaimed, with Lee Kuan Yew continuing as prime minister. Lee ran a tightly controlled welfare...
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Lee Hsien Loong
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LEE HSIEN LOONG le shyen loong, 1952 , prime minister of Singapore (2004 ). The eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew , Singapores first prime minister, Lee was educated at Cambridge and Harvard while also serving (beginning...
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Singapore
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Under the policies of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew , Singapores economic base was strengthened...American warships. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew was the dominant figure in Singapores...succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong , son of Lee Kuan Yew. The elder Lee remained in the...
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Goh Chok Tong
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...minister, and five years later he succeeded Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister. Less authoritarian than Lee, Goh saw Singapore through the 1997 Asian...2003 3 SARS outbreak. He was succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong, his predecessors son, and became...
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Malaysia
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Singapore did not work out satisfactorily. Friction developed between Malay leaders and Singapores prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew , who had worked to improve the position of the Chinese minority within the Malaysian Federation. In 1965, Singapore...


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