The backstory on that book… I was doing development work in Afghanistan in 2003. A woman from Singapore showed that book at a conference, and said “Here’s what Afghanistan needs to do.” She was a brilliant Christian Harvard grad, with all her education expenses paid by the government (as explained in the book). Yew was a “benevolent socialist” who did what was best for his country.
“Yew was a “benevolent socialist” who did what was best for his country.”
There is no better government than a wise benevolent dictator. Problem is, who replaces him when he’s gone. They tend to be quite rare animals.
Interestingly enough, though, when one looks back, most of the past is run by dictators - kings, emperors, chieftain, tsars...
This newfangled democracy thing is fairly new... and decaying rather quickly. I wonder how much longer it has.