Coherence, long time horizons, appropriate incentives, strong “navigational” skills, and decisiveness are desirable aspects of continuity in governance, especially in a meritocratic system managing complex structural shifts. To protect that and maintain public support for the investments and policies that sustain growth, Singapore needed to prevent corruption from gaining a foothold, and to establish consistency in the application of rules.
凝聚力、长期视角、适当激励、强大的“引导”能力以及果敢坚决是可贵的治国品质，特别是对需要管理复杂结构变化的精英指定制度来说。为了保护和维持对持续增长的政策和投资的公共支持，新加坡不得不从根本上防止腐败，并建立执法的一视同仁。李光耀做到了这一点，人民行动党交出了一个公众问责所能给出的完整的正式制度。