From Entrepot to NIC: Economic and Structural Policy Aspects of Singapore's Development

• Main Authors: WIRTZ, Jochen, MENKHOFF, Thomas
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1998
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Growth and Development; Industrial Organization; Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/1348; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/2347/viewcontent/1998_SJM_SingaporesDevelopmentFromEntrepottoNIC.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper describes the development of Singapore from an entrepot to an industrialized economy and analyzes the role of its structural and industrial policies as one important factor in this success story. The advance of Singapore to an industrialized economy can be structured into four phases. Pha...