Transborder Industrialization and Singapore's Regionalization Strategy: Singapore's Industrial Parks in Indonesia and China - Boom, Bane or an Ongoing Game?

• Main Authors: YEOH, Caroline, CAI, Charmaine Jialing, WEE, Julian Ching Wei
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2003
• Subjects: Regionalization; Transborder Industrialization; Industrial Parks; Singapore; Asian Studies; International Business
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2865; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3864/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore’s regionalization program is centred on a number of industrial township developments in China, India and several Southeast Asian countries. These townships are led by Singapore government-linked companies and are premised on the perception that Singapore’s positive reputation with multinational corporations, for efficient industrial infrastructure and stable, corrupt-free administration, will give the townships a marketing advantage. Their progress is a litmus test of Singapore’s ability to export its efficiency in industrial park development and management outside its borders. This paper discusses the origins and progress of the four largest and most advanced townships, two in Indonesia and two in China. It finds that initial optimism with which the flagship projects were unveiled has not been justified.