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Since the East Asian ‘miracle’ study (World Bank 1993a; see chapter 1 in this volume), there has been greater attention to the role of the state in nurturing international competitiveness. The East Asian economic performance has sharply contrasted with the generally poorer performance of other industrial and developing countries. Following Japan, the other East Asian newly-industrializing economies (NIEs) have implemented various kinds of industrial policy to transform predominantly agricultural or trading economies.
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Low, L. (2001). The Role of the Government in Singapore’s Industrialization. In: Jomo, K.S. (eds) Southeast Asia’s Industrialization. Studies in the Economies of East and South-East Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137002310_5
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