书籍介绍
这不是一本为李光耀树碑立传的颂歌，而是一场让他亲自面对尖锐质询的对话。书中几乎没有温情脉脉的自白，只有赤裸的现实主义：强势政府、精英治国、基因决定、自由须服从经济。读者最津津乐道的，正是这份毫不掩饰的直言——他谈人才决定国运、谈与强邻务实共处、谈死后拆故居以免拖累楼价。它最打动人也最具争议之处，在于把一种拒绝被西方自由民主叙事收编的治理逻辑摊开给你看。新加坡是中国的一面镜子，但不是答案。适合那些想理解国家决策背后残酷逻辑、而非寻找道德赞歌的读者。
作者简介
韩福光，《海峡时报》总编辑，曾为新加坡的政府公务员。《李光耀其人及其思想》（The Man and His ideas）作者之一。
AI导读
核心看点
- 以问答形式呈现李光耀治国理念
- 深入探讨精英政治与实用主义
- 展现国父私下温情与家庭一面
读者共识
- 李光耀是杰出的现实主义政治家
- 其危机意识与战略眼光令人敬佩
- 部分观点存在争议，需辩证看待
精彩摘录
- "If at the core centre quality goes down, then in all the subsidiary organisations quality will also go down. You will no longer inspire. Because no man can judge a person accurately if that person is superior than he is. So we never ask somebody who’s inferior to judge. Very seldom does an inferior "
- "He recounted commenting to his Australian hosts in 1988 after a visit to New Zealand, that “I could come back here in 100 years and I’d be sure to find this place, still green grass, still sheep and cows and wheat and fruit trees… When I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell "
- "That is how rational and pragmatic countries operate. We don’t have to love each other to work with each other. A convergence of interests does not erase emotions but can temper them."
- "Two years ago, Gallup did an analysis of what made a country grow. They decided it is talent. They noted that in the 1980s, economists projected that Japan and Germany would overtake America. They did not. The reason? America was attracting talent from all over the world. So whether China will be th"
- "We started out with the British-made constitution and we had to amend it in several aspects to suit ourselves. The key features we have kept are, first, separation between the bureaucracy and Parliament and the political leadership. Second, every five years, there’s a free vote. So if any party come"
- "By nature I’m not a person who’s tied to theories. Theories should evolve from practice. A theory has to be tested. I don’t believe that democracy is the best form of government for all countries and will spread throughout the world. If it is, why are the Western countries so keen to force it down p"
- "We just want straightforward reporting of the hard facts as the news happens. And if you want to crusade there’s the editorial and the commentary, which are clearly different from the news reports. I think there’s value in that."
- "A successful professional would naturally gravitate towards a lucrative private sector career. Why take a chance on the political stage, when every move is subject to public scrutiny and criticism? Why, for that matter, take a pay cut to join a ministry?"
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用户评论
居然被我看完了，李光耀的访谈记录，很值得一看。他的基因决定论让人不寒而栗，其实也正是因为他的这种世界观构成了新加坡这种高度精英化的社会
李光耀的书总是值得一读
如此坦诚的政治家，很多值得我们学习的
杰出的现实主义者
本书可与《李光耀观天下》结合阅读。
鞭辟入里 思考深入 很多可以借鉴的思维模型
对李的印象：直白、冷静且睿智、危机意识重，是个时刻关注和热爱新加坡的人。他那个“死后把故居拆除以免因保护建筑而影响周边楼价及地价”的要求着实让我惊诧，而且身在幕后依旧操心着如何保证最基本制度被后世推翻的可能，确实让人敬重。一个有人格魅力的领袖需要综合能力，而说服群众的能力更是重中之重，毫无疑问李满足这一切。
如他所说，新加坡面临土地局限性、人口及人才短缺以及种族多元化等严重问题，他做出的对顶端制度的设计很有成效，像精英教育和对人才的高难度筛选、新一代领导人由老一代过渡引领的换届制度以及从根本上解决腐败问题的高薪养廉制都特别让我感触。
虽然认同他的“美国是意识形态上的霸权主义，中国曾经与东南亚的附庸关系却始终让人担心”，但他这种对中国的距离感以及“选择繁衍论”之类的说法还是让人觉得太过理性。
可和《李光耀观天下》一起读。读于2020年某月。
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