I think a problem with Singapore style solutions is that it is so dependent on having one very wise leader. Democracy is more robust I think in that it can weat

I think a problem with Singapore style solutions is that it is so dependent on having one very wise leader. Democracy is more robust I think in that it can weather even bad leaders. Bad decisions will happen sooner or later. The problem is that a country like Singapore or China has no good way of dealing with that. Especially with China over a billion people are all dependent on the decision made by one single very centralized government.