Maintaining pole position along different paths
![Singapore and Switzerland rank at the top of the Elite Quality Index with the greatest value creation and have two systems that are different, but the countries share similarities. IMAGE: PIXABAY](/sites/news.smu.edu.sg/files/styles/max_325x325/public/smu/news/BT_20210323_TCSWISS_4496231.v3.jpg?itok=OVL2DBMG)
In a joint commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Alwyn Lim and two other academics cited the Elite Quality Index and used Switzerland and Singapore as examples to examine the quality of elites and their influence on value creation. They opined that Switzerland and Singapore can serve as examples of how the wealth generation behaviour attributed to the elite can create value not only for the elites but also for large sections of the population.
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The Business Times
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