Four Asian Tigers
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The Four Asian Tigers are the developed Asian economies of Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. Between the early 1950s and 1990s, they underwent rapid industrialisation and maintained excep
Singapore
Seoul, South Korea
Hong Kong
Taipei, Taiwan
Lee Kuan Yew
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Lee Kuan Yew, also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician, barrister and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. A member of the People's Action Party, his
Four Asian Tigers
…figures. There is a significant influence of Confucianism on the corporate and political institutions of the Asian Tigers. Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew advocated Asian values as an alternative to the influence of Western culture in Asia. This theory was not without its critics. There was a lack of…
Lee in 1975
Lee with his father, 1925
Lee's barrister's wig and container, on display in the National Museum of Singapore
Furniture from 38 Oxley Road, where the People's Action Party was founded