The Online Citizen, 17 Sep 2008, Jack Sim
"Singapore is a model of how a non-corrupt bureaucracy with good leadership can efficiently transform a developing country without any natural resources (except its citizenry) into the prosperous and modern city-state that it is today. As one of Asia’s most important economic power-houses, we are the envy of the world.
Yet, you soon realise that while efficiency is our strength, creativity is not. Our top leaders in government set the direction and the bureaucrats translate these directions into simplified boxes and game-rules that are fair to all and which are easy for everyone to understand because they adopt the common denominator.
Everything works well if events unfold according to the system. However, if an idea is innovative and original, it becomes a problem."
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