S'pore's middle way: Growing economy, caring for its people

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In his piece, "Singapore 50 years ago and now: An Asian middle way?" in last week's Insight, Professor Steve Kelman applauded Singapore's growth and alleviation of poverty but wondered if we had become "more corporation than cause".

He hoped Singapore could continue to show the world a middle way between the excesses of capitalism and an unsustainable welfare state.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on February 17, 2019, with the headline S'pore's middle way: Growing economy, caring for its people. Subscribe