Rise of destabilising middle class detrimental to clean politics and effective governance

I refer to the commentary “The rise of the destabilising middle class” (May 17). Worldwide, populist governments are being elected, and the policies which they suggest have no true substance or value. Instead, their campaign slogans capitalise on the disillusion and sense of helplessness faced by the middle class around the world.

This is pernicious to the drafting of effective policies and efficient implementation of reforms meant to gradually improve the situation. The rise of a destabilising middle class is detrimental to the healthy development of clean politics and effective governance, as it jeopardises the prospect of sound, effective reforms being efficiently implemented. We must not fall into the trap of populism, if we want our country to smoothly transition into a new era in the global economy.