How exactly did Singapore become an economic powerhouse on such a tiny bit of land after being expelled from Malaysia?

Here are past answers & discussions on the topic:

[10 June 2015 | 45 c] [Scattered Answers | Economic, Political, Geographic Factors](http://redd.it/39apoe "How did Singapore go from a "third world" country to a "first world" country in one generation? : AskHistorians")
[05 Dec. 2012 | 2 c] AMA Q&A Asia | Singapore's Governance & British Colonial Legacy
[22 Jan. 2014 | 9 c] Brief Answers | Comparison with Malaysia

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