The Economic Strategy: Export-Oriented Industrialisation
Moving from import-substitution to attracting MNCs and building Jurong Industrial Estate.
Key Questions
- 1Why did Dr. Goh Keng Swee believe in the "Jurong Folly"?
- 2How did Singapore attract foreign investors despite its small size?
- 3What role did the Economic Development Board (EDB) play?
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