The Singapore 'Advantage' in Suzhou, China: Premium or Perception?

• Main Authors: YEOH, Caroline, GOH, Di Kun, SIM, Victor, Yumi, Norhanna
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2006
• Subjects: Trans-border Industrialization; China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park; Singapore; Asian Studies; International Business
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/2893; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/lkcsb_research/article/3892/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper revisits Singapore’s industrial development in Suzhou, China, which has been in operation for more than a decade. We aim to glean insights from this experiment and more importantly, to verify recent claims of it generating political gain and economic capital for Singapore. The flagship pr...