Alive, Dr Goh had kept a low profile, but in death he has re-ignited several issues.First, would Singapore be a better country today if he had not left the government in 1984? Secondly, under his economic policies, could Singapore have avoided the widening of the gap between the rich and the poor? And thirdly, would he have allowed such a vast intake of foreigners? These questions will now probably never be answered.
Above all, his demise has raised the debate on leadership quality in Singapore and how to produce selfless leaders like those in the first generation. Full Story
