Four Asian Tigers(NIEs) Highly developed economies since 1970s
Content Introduction Hong Kong Singapore South Korea Taiwan
Introduction
Introduction Same Culture background(Confucianism) Affected by Western countries Stable political enviroment High growth rates (excess 7 percent per year) Rapid industrialization
Hong Kong Rapid industrialization driven by exports Low taxation and free trade S ervice-based economy in the 1980s GDP grew 180 times (1961~1997) largest re-export center
Singapore Foreign direct investment and a state-led drive O ne of the least corrupt countries S killed workforce D epends heavily on exports and refining imported goods Tourism(medical tourism)
South Korea H eavily dependent on international trade O utward-looking strategy in early 1960s Government initiatives huge national conglomerates
Taiwan 19-point program of Economic and Financial Reform Help of USAID L iberalized market controls