Economic
development
must precede
democracy in
Singapore and
emerging
countries
Financial
incentives to
draw the best
and brightest
into
government
Social
Need for
good
education
Fist
step
in
meritocratic
selection
Good leaders not decided solely by IQ
But by character
Consequences
Prevents official
corruption, which
is rampant in he
region
High educated people
Quality education
Idealists less
interested in
money
Sacrifice for
a good
cause
Family, the
fundamental
unit in society
Conflict
with liberal
ideologies
Western
individualism
Asian Values
place the
interests of the
community
above the
individual
Confucianism
seen as an
obstacle to
progress
Western
notion of
scientific
innovation and
development
vs principles
and forms of
leadership
Western claims that
Singapore is not
democratic by
pointing to the
economic and social
achievements of
developmental states
Differences between Asian
values and Western liberalism
won´t be overcome, initially
because both ideologies are
based in completely different
statements: on the one hand
there is this will to make the
world a better place by
empowering individuals and
seeking for a common good,
and on the other hand there is
this wish of progress by
seeking an individualist
achievement