The relationship between Developmental State and National Competitiveness: the case of Singapore

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 國際政治研究所 === 98 === In the modern international system, regardless of the size of the national territory, natural resources, size and population density; the pursuit of national competitiveness and economic development is the top responsibility to every nations, Singapore is no...

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Main Authors: Hung-Chun Wu, 武宏鈞
Other Authors: Tung-Chieh Tsai
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/54588193750975002934
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Summary:碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 國際政治研究所 === 98 === In the modern international system, regardless of the size of the national territory, natural resources, size and population density; the pursuit of national competitiveness and economic development is the top responsibility to every nations, Singapore is no exception. According to the annual evaluation which were published in “Global Competitiveness Report” by World Economic Forum and “World Competitiveness Yearbook” by International Institute for Management Development, Singapore respectively held the world''s fifth and second record of national competitiveness in year 2008 to 2009. Moreover, in the aspect of national competitiveness and economic growth, Singapore’s overall performance takes the lead in the average of advanced developed countries. This paper will give you the full analysis of the economical competitiveness and development path of Singapore, which are also known as “developmental state theory” and the concept of “strong state”. In this way, it gives the possibility that developing nations would benefit from the theory of competitive advantage and therefore follow the example set and proven extremely efficient by Singapore.