Since women account for almost 50 percent of the world’s population, the sustainability of development of the global economy can be greatly impaired if the state authorities in individual countries pay less attention to the improvement in the socio-economic status of women relative to men....

For many developing countries, development aid is a major source of funding. Eligibility for aid, in turn, is largely related to poverty, usually measured as the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. This paper discusses the possibility that aid can be abused by manipulating the GDP figures....

Singapore is one of the few indisputable success stories of post-war economic development. The country therefore is something of a role model for less developed countries as to what has to be done in order to promote development, in spite of the fact that many characteristics of Singapore (e.g.,...

The observation that Singapore has been one of the most successful economies in the world is almost trivial. The circumstances and policies that contributed to this outcome are very well documented as well. While the country did have some comparative advantages at the outset, such as a...

Diversification of the economy, the aim being to decrease economic dependence on oil and gas, has been propagated for years as the paramount task of Brunei policy-makers. Although this is obviously a sensible objective, it has proved to be a difficult goal to achieve in practice. The main thesis...

In this paper the trade patterns of Singapore in general and between Singapore and its Southeast Asian partners are described against a backdrop of relevant policy, e.g. in the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A simple model of the gravity type is also applied in...

The outward FDI of Singapore have increased rapidly during the last few decades, a development that strongly contributes to deeper integration of the country's economy with that of other countries in the region. A good deal of investment is targeting other parts of the world as well, especially...

Much of the analysis of the role of the state in economic development has been in terms of targets and means while the state itself has been treated like benevolent outsider that intervenes for the benefit of the citizens. Emphasising East Asia, this paper elaborates on some ideas about the...