1. I think the establishment of Special Economic Zones by Deng Xiaoping was inspired in part by Singapore's success.
2. Rwanda, which now seems to be doing well in an economic sense, is led by Paul Kagame, who is frequently compared to (and may even be trying to model himself on?) LKY. (Personally though, with the genocide, and Kagame's military background, and Rwanda's continued involvement in Congo, I think the analogy may actually be strained.)
3. The Brexiteers (optimistically, or delusionally), spoke for a while of trying to create a "Singapore on Thames" (London). I suspect LKY would have been amused.
The general theme is that comparisons to LKY seem to be more aspirational than truly legitimate. But the aspiration does exist.
1. I think the establishment of Special Economic Zones by Deng Xiaoping was inspired in part by Singapore's success.
2. Rwanda, which now seems to be doing well in an economic sense, is led by Paul Kagame, who is frequently compared to (and may even be trying to model himself on?) LKY. (Personally though, with the genocide, and Kagame's military background, and Rwanda's continued involvement in Congo, I think the analogy may actually be strained.)
3. The Brexiteers (optimistically, or delusionally), spoke for a while of trying to create a "Singapore on Thames" (London). I suspect LKY would have been amused.
The general theme is that comparisons to LKY seem to be more aspirational than truly legitimate. But the aspiration does exist.