EXPORTING EXPERTISE AND EXTENDING ECONOMIC BOUNDARIES:

Singapore’s regionalization program is centred on a number of industrial township developments in China, India and several Southeast Asian countries. These townships are led by Singapore government-linked companies, and are premised on the perception that Singapore’s positive reputation with multinational corporations, for efficient industrial infrastructure and stable, corrupt-free administration, will give the townships a marketing advantage. Singapore’s first transborder industrialization project in Batam (Indonesia) reflects this stratagem. This paper1 follows from earlier papers on the limits of cloning Singapore’s industrial development model beyond demarcated geographical boundaries. The strategy was refined in Singapore’s foray into Bangalore, India. This pape