Abstract
<p><em>This study looks at the comparative analysis of the political leadership and thoughts of two Asian leaders. There are different thoughts and political approaches attributed to Lee Kuan Yew and Kim Dae-Jung. Some of the key concepts include political leadership, Asian values, and democracy in Asia. The qualitative analysis of different resources revealed and proved several theories and views of Lee Kuan Yew and Kim Dae-Jung. It establishes different thoughts and political leadership of the two leaders, a scenario that can help future leaders to align the policies that can enhance, social, political and economic development in different Asian countries. This study also establishes the importance of their different view on Asian values and how did they overcome the national crisis. Although Lee Kuan Yew and Kim Dae-Jung had different opinions on Asian Values, both work positively towards the development of their countries.</em></p>
Highlights
Political leadership is an essential aspect of society. Herath (2015) affirms the importance of political leaders due to the broad impact of their actions, especially for powerful countries
Lee Kuan Yew’s personal beliefs profoundly influenced his political leadership, especially in the notion that the family is the essential unit of the society
Lee Kuan Yew’s view on Western democracy was that it was not applicable in an Asian country. He defended himself on the subject by arguing that a democratic government would erode the Asian values that were upheld in Asian communities, and that this erosion would lead to the moral decay which he witnessed in Western nations
Summary
Political leadership is an essential aspect of society. Herath (2015) affirms the importance of political leaders due to the broad impact of their actions, especially for powerful countries. Kim Dae-Jung, the fifteenth president of South Korea, led his nation through the transition process of democratization in 1997 It was the first change of government between the ruling and opposition parties in Korea. The country had been ruled by authoritarian leaders, most of them military dictators He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2000 for his efforts to improve his country’s democratic process, human rights struggle, and relationship with North Korea, as well as his attempt to restore peace in East Asia (The Norwegian Nobel Committee, 2000). His efforts to maintain peace with North Korea were www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/jar
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