Ordinary folk inspired top economist’s book


Work in progress: Sultan Nazrin glancing through pages of the book with Prof Lin (right) as Cheah looks on at Sunway University.

PETALING JAYA: Writing a book on the world’s troubled times, notable economist Tan Sri Prof Lin See-Yan did not just seek inspiration from academics and executives but people he met at hawker stalls and even his wife’s mahjong pals.

For his third and latest book Trying Troubled Times Amid Trauma & Tumult, Prof Lin said he was driven by the quote by Nobel laureate Linus Pauling – “the best way to have a good idea is to have a lot of ideas”.

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