The Economic Development Board (EDB)
The role of the EDB and Dr. Goh Keng Swee in planning Singapore's industrialisation.
Key Questions
- 1What was the role of the EDB?
- 2Who was Dr. Goh Keng Swee and why was he called the "architect" of the economy?
- 3How did the EDB help new businesses?
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