Chapter 3) How To We Decide What Is Good For Society?

Question 1

How do we decide what is good for society?

Answer 1

• Having good leadership
• anticipating change & staying relevant
• practising meritocracy

Question 2

What does having good leadership mean?

Answer 2

• honest, capable & willing to make tough/right decisions
• must have a vision
  Eg; LKY

Question 3

How do we anticipate change & stay relevant?

Answer 3

-being forward looking & taking sound decisions early
Eg; rising sea levels

Question 4

How do we implement “a stake for everyone, opportunities for all”

Answer 4

-Give citizens a say in decision making
-if you have no say in Singapore affairs or no interest in it, you Wouldn’t want to be bothered with what happens to it
-help citizens feel like they “own” Singapore
Eg; election for president

Question 5

How do we practice meritocracy?

Answer 5

• a system that distributes opportunities and rewards according to merit (Eg; Edusave award)
• not based on race, religion or family background
• “within your control” therefore more motivated to work hard