From Third World to First

FROM THIRD WORLD TO FIRST is the memoir of Lee Kuan Yew, the man who planted the island state firmly on the map of the world. In little over 30 years since he took over from a colonial government, Mr. Lee has turned a swamp infested island with a migrant population into a thriving city state comprised of a multi-ethnic, multi-racial population living in harmony, with an impressive number of superlatives attached to it: the World's #1 Airline, the World's Busiest Port of Call, the World's Best Airport etc. In addition to offering an intimate portrait of his life, this book covers his nation-building efforts, highlighting his economic and social engineering politices, and presents his elderstatesman view of emerging economic and political world power China (with whom he has dealt with extensively for many years). As the man who virtually invented the entire country, and who has shaped the Asian economy into what it is today, Lee's story will generate great general interest, and will be particularly sought after in business, historical, political, sociological and legal circles.