{"id":171890,"date":"2025-08-28T17:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=171890"},"modified":"2025-08-28T17:17:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T17:17:16","slug":"how-singapores-economic-architect-goh-keng-swee-shaped-its-state-linked-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=171890","title":{"rendered":"How Singapore\u2019s economic architect Goh Keng Swee shaped its state-linked giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The First Fools: B-Sides of Lee Kuan Yew\u2019s A-Team is a new anthology about Singapore\u2019s founding leaders. 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