The economically vibrant cities of the Four Asian Tigers are a palimpsest of statist developmentalism. While the influence of industrial planning is deeply embedded in their institutions, globalisation, economic liberalisation and democratic reforms have combined to generate economies resembling those of the post-industrial and innovative West.

http://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/trade-orange-hard-hat-for-hipster-jeans

“Trade orange hard hat for hipster jeans: Can Asian developmental states that picked industrial winners create start-up clusters to rival Silicon Valley?” The Straits Times (Singapore), 7 Dec 2016, with Woo Jun Jie.