Singapore’s economic development: Pro- or anti-Washington consensus

• Main Authors: PENG, Nathan, PHANG, Sock Yong
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Washington Consensus; economic development policies; political economy; Singapore; trade liberalisation; financial liberalisation; governance institutions; Asian Studies; Growth and Development; Political Science
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/2162
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Singapore’s remarkable economic development in the past five decades since independence has attracted much policy attention. This article first provides a brief overview of Singapore’s economic development. The second part discusses Singapore’s development strategies that are aligned with the Washin...