> Let's not forget Singapore is pretty autocratic. This may have been true in the 90s when Singapore was transforming it's economy but it's not true now and ha

> Let's not forget Singapore is pretty autocratic. This may have been true in the 90s when Singapore was transforming it's economy but it's not true now and hasn't been the case in over a decade. It's a country with a large service economy, well educated workforce, and burgeoning middle class. It's also very tiny with a strong national identity. If the government says they are going to do something, unlike the US, the public trusts they are going to do it.