It is often said that Singapore is an exceptional society where essential but unpopular strategic policies can be implemented unhindered.
Historians commonly refer to the country as the “improbable nation”. It is an outlier that had defied the harsh political odds to survive and prosper in the last century.
Today, by all socio-metric indicators, the city-state is also one of the most tolerant and inclusive multicultural societies in the world. For instance, National Service was introduced in 1967 that now forms the pillar for Singapore’s defence architecture. Two years later, the provision for an elected president as a custodian to Singapore’s reserves was passed in parliament.
We enjoy an enviable standard of living in-spite of having no natural resources. We have avoided much of the identity politics observed in other liberal democracies where advocacy and civil unrest are interwoven, and the state is incapable of making meaningful intervention without provoking a pushback.
In July 2021, China shut down all private tuition centres in the country to stamp out the debilitating education rat race that has placed enormous pressure on both parents and children, a culture that purportedly crippled national fertility. You are not alone if you think that the policies share an uncanny resemblance to the governing ethos practised in Singapore during the first 30 years post-independence.CRITICAL JUNCTURES REQUIRE EXCEPTIONALISM
In Singapore, many of these junctures on policy innovation could be found in the early years. They include defence , housing , and the social compact on self-reliance, to name a few.
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