1st Edition
The Evolution of the Asian Developmental State Hong Kong and Singapore
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Developmental States: A Conceptual Overview
Chapter 3 Singapore Inc.
Chapter 4 Hong Kong: Administrative Developmental State
Chapter 5 Becoming Smart Cities
Chapter 6 Conceptual and Theoretical Implications
Chapter 7 The Smart Developmental State
Biography
J.J. Woo is Assistant Professor of Singapore and Southeast Asian Politics in the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. From 2016 to 2017, he was Rajawali Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, where he worked on policy co-creation in Singapore. Dr Woo received his PhD from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore and holds an MSc (International Political Economy) from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.
"This book provides a much overdue contribution to our understanding of the developmental dynamics of some of Asia’s most celebrated city states: Singapore and Hong Kong. By revisiting the developmental state thesis and analysing the policy challenges posed by the rise of the knowledge economy and the increasing impact of digitization, the author is able to demonstrate how the adoption of smart city strategies is increasingly supplanting traditional approaches to developmental policy, planning and economic management. A timely, thoughtful and innovative book that speaks to students of international political economy, development and policymakers alike." - Darryl S.L. Jarvis, Professor and Head of Department of Asian and Policy Studies, Education University of Hong Kong.
