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Today Singapore is one of the richest and most prosperous nations on earth, but it's not exactly obvious how. At independence it was surrounded by hostile nations, had no natural resources, two thirds of its population lived in slums and it appeared destined to remain underdeveloped and poor. How did Singapore succeed when many other nations failed and is Singapore's economic miracle just too good to be true?

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-Contents of this video-------------------------------
00:00 - Singapore's Humble Beginnings
03:01 - The Beginning's of Singapore
04:43 - The Rise of Singapore
06:49 - The Fall of Singapore
08:32 - Independence
10:42 - Building a Nation from Scratch
11:39 - Dictatorship
12:59 - Housing the Masses
14:35 - Singapore's Economic Miracle
16:39 - Improving Productivity
18:11 - State Owned Enterprises
19:27 - The 4th Richest Nation on Earth

- Sources used --------------------------------------------
- The Economic Growth of Singapore: Trade and Development in the Twentieth Century by W. G. Huff
- From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000 by Lee Kuan Yew
-https://www.thoughtco.com/singapores-...
-chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.emerald.com/insight/conte...
-https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...
-chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/docs/defaul....

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