From Third World to First: Die Erfolgsrezepte von Lee Kuan Yew
Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, wie Lee Kuan Yew seine erfolgreiche und kluge Politik auch über einen so langen Zeitraum umsetzen konnte. Gegenüber dem südkoreanischen Minister und Präsidenten Roh Tae Woo äußerte er sich dazu in den 80er Jahren. Zunächst erläutert er die wichtigen Punkte beim Kampf gegen die Korruption: “His president had tried to eliminate corruption but had found this not easy. How had we tackled it? I explained our system: first, good intelligence; next, an impersonal, not a subjective approach; third, solid backing from the top for anticorruption investigation and prosecution... I said he could not dispense with the existing bureaucracy and start afresh, but had to use it. He could slowly ease out older senior officials and bring in younger people who were untainted, and ensure they maintained high standards. They should be paid well. I emphasized, however, that unless the top leaders were beyond reproach, and the higher echelons cleaned up before the lower, it would be a waste of time.”
Dann äußert er sich zur Integrität der Regierenden: “He asked how I had stayed in power for so long, winning successive elections. Because, I replied, people knew I did not lie and was sincere in advancing their interests. Ordinary people could not follow the intricacies of an economic or a political problem, so they learned whom to trust. To win such trust, I never said anything which I did not believe in, and people slowly recognized that I was honest and sincere. This was my most powerful asset.”
Die Basis all der Erfolgsrezepte sind und bleiben aber die konfuzianischen Werte von Lee Kuan Yew. Gegenüber dem chinesischen Minister Xu Weicheng äußerte er sich 1992 zur Beständigkeit des Erfolgs von Singapore: “Confucian virtues such as being filial to one’s parents, honest and upright, hardworking and thrifty, sincere one’s friends, and loyal to the country were important supports for the legal system. We reinforced these traditional values by rewarding behavior that conformed to them and punishing contrary behaviors... Singapore is a compact society and its leaders had to set the example in honesty and upright conduct. We considered it vital that the people feel confident the government would not cheat or harm them. Then, however unpopular government policies might be, the people accepted that they were not the result of immorality, nepotism, or corruption.”
Dann äußert er sich zur Integrität der Regierenden: “He asked how I had stayed in power for so long, winning successive elections. Because, I replied, people knew I did not lie and was sincere in advancing their interests. Ordinary people could not follow the intricacies of an economic or a political problem, so they learned whom to trust. To win such trust, I never said anything which I did not believe in, and people slowly recognized that I was honest and sincere. This was my most powerful asset.”
Die Basis all der Erfolgsrezepte sind und bleiben aber die konfuzianischen Werte von Lee Kuan Yew. Gegenüber dem chinesischen Minister Xu Weicheng äußerte er sich 1992 zur Beständigkeit des Erfolgs von Singapore: “Confucian virtues such as being filial to one’s parents, honest and upright, hardworking and thrifty, sincere one’s friends, and loyal to the country were important supports for the legal system. We reinforced these traditional values by rewarding behavior that conformed to them and punishing contrary behaviors... Singapore is a compact society and its leaders had to set the example in honesty and upright conduct. We considered it vital that the people feel confident the government would not cheat or harm them. Then, however unpopular government policies might be, the people accepted that they were not the result of immorality, nepotism, or corruption.”