Throughout history, there have
been different ideologies promoted by various thinkers. After their death,
different schools of thought develop and ardent supporters of the ideologies
debate among one another claiming superiority of their schools. Lee Kuan Yew,
the most celebrated statesman of Asia shared his success mantra for developing
Singapore from a dot of mediocrity to the most developed city state of today.
He said, “We are pragmatists. We don’t stick to any ideology. Does it work?
Let’s try it and if it does work, fine, let’s continue it. If it doesn’t work,
toss it out, try another one. We are not enamoured with any ideology.”
The Economist argue that the welfare oriented Nordic states gained popularity
because they were able to inject market mechanisms into welfare state to
sharpen its performance.The whole idea behind the formation of a state
is to provide a sanguine atmosphere for its citizens to develop their potential
to the highest level.
Lucky is the state that do not drench itself in the lacuna of
ideologies, but derive its policy framework according to the needs of time
and wants of its people.
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