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> I'm sure Singapore has its issues, but sometimes I think it's funny how logically other countries seem to approach their problems. Singaporean here. Some of
by ValentineC 5y ago
> I'm sure Singapore has its issues, but sometimes I think it's funny how logically other countries seem to approach their problems.
Singaporean here. Some of us think that there's a fair bit of legalised "corruption" and cronyism in the public system. :)
(For the sake of avoiding any potential defamation suits that Singapore politicians are so famous for, this is entirely my opinion.)
- rsj_hn 5y agoI think there is an inevitable trade off between getting stuff done in a corrupt way, and not being corrupt but being unable to get stuff done. And I would argue that historically you see this. Saudi Arabia modernized with a lot of corruption. The US modernized with a lot of corruption -- the period of American industrialization and modernization was called "The Gilded Age". Now there are huge bureaucratic processes, checks and balances, all sorts of oversight -- and it's extremely hard to get anything done.