The Suzhou industrial park project (1994–2001)
The failure of a development strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6233484 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexius A Pereira (0000-0001-7781-6882, National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 122-142 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0218-5377 • E-ISSN: 1750-7812 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02185370208434213 |
| OpenAlex | W1965057038 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 23 |
This article assesses the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) project as a developmental strategy of the Singapore government. The primary focus will be on explaining the reasons behind the strategy's failure. It begins with a background to the Singapore government's "economic regionalisation" strategy, followed by a description of how the Singapore government proceeded to develop and manage the SIP between 1994 and 2001. The article then identifies a few positive aspects of the SIP project, as well as several problematic aspects, which ultimately led to the Singapore government's disengagement. The article concludes by arguing that despite a few successes, the SIP project must be considered a failure as a developmental strategy, as it did not achieve the intended objective of generating an external income to supplement Singapore's domestic economy
Business · Disengagement theory · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Political science · Regionalisation · Asian Industrial and Economic Development · Economic Zones and Regional Development · Law · Public Administration · Socioeconomic Development in Asia
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,41 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |