I was reading a column in Lianhe Zaobao today and chanced upon a new word.
Gerontocracy: 老人政治 (Old people politics)
Lee Kuan Yew? Deng Xiaoping? Or how 'bout Mahathir?
According to Wikipedia, gerontocracy is defined as "a form of leadership common in communist states in which the length of one's service to the party is held to be the main qualification for leadership".
Of course, a government of gerontocracy is better off than a kleptocracy or timocracy one. However, I reckon that a country will not prosper if it promotes such a form of rule.
The writer of the column mentioned that Singapore is a small country, hence, in order to develop, we must be up to date, remain energetic and robust. That is why we cannot have gerontocracy.
Somehow, he is trying to point out something obvious in a clear yet indirect manner. The writer did not really state the names but most people should be able to decipher the meaning of the whole article.
Go read it on your own to see if you can catch it.
Gerontocracy: 老人政治 (Old people politics)
Lee Kuan Yew? Deng Xiaoping? Or how 'bout Mahathir?
According to Wikipedia, gerontocracy is defined as "a form of leadership common in communist states in which the length of one's service to the party is held to be the main qualification for leadership".
Of course, a government of gerontocracy is better off than a kleptocracy or timocracy one. However, I reckon that a country will not prosper if it promotes such a form of rule.
The writer of the column mentioned that Singapore is a small country, hence, in order to develop, we must be up to date, remain energetic and robust. That is why we cannot have gerontocracy.
Somehow, he is trying to point out something obvious in a clear yet indirect manner. The writer did not really state the names but most people should be able to decipher the meaning of the whole article.
Go read it on your own to see if you can catch it.
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