Asian Tigers

Who?

• Taiwan 
• Hong Kong 
• Singapore 
• South Korea

When? 

• Began in 1970's
• fully developed by 2000

How?

Approached industrialisation with an export driven model as a pose to the generc import subsitution method popular in the 1960's.

• Invested heavily as education to improve productivity of labour force
• Governments encouraged managers to provide job security.
• Protecting agriculture with subsidies and import tarrifs on non- essential goods. Small and medium farms had land reform, encouraging farmers to invest and mechanise farming, preventing rural disconnect. 

Why?

• All had great…