Singapore's Rise to Prosperity: The City State Strategy

In this episode of Live Players, Sam Burja and Erik Torenberg delve into an analysis of Singapore's post-colonial rise to power as a city state, how city states are more oriented towards prosperity than other kinds of states, and the transferable strategies of Singapore to other regions. They also discuss ways that Singapore can be diplomatically active in US-China relations, Singapore's succession problems, and their draconian approach to law enforcement. If you need an ecommerce platform, check out our sponsor Shopify: https://shopify.com/momentofzen for a $1/month trial period.

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(00:25) Singapore and how it achieved full prosperity after being a post-colonial state in the 20th century

(04:50) Understanding the era of Singapore's ascent

(11:31) The forks in the road to Singapore's prosperity

(19:40) Singapore's awareness of their demographic problems and their aging society

(21:33) Sponsor: Shopify

(23:21) On Singapore's draconian approach to law enforcement and the economics of wasting space

(28:48) What can the world copy from Singapore's strategies?

(35:10) On Singapore food self-sufficiency (and the promotion of insect food)

(37:56) How should Singapore respond to de-globalization

(45:44) Samo's thoughts on Singapore in 2024 as a culturally East Asian country

(49:59) Succession problems and keeping the family legacy

(52:39) Wrap