SINGAPORE'S GROWTH TRIANGLE

In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Band 327, Heft 327, S. 291-304

Abstract

THE CONCEPT OF A GROWTH TRIANGLE HAS EVOKED CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IN THE REGION. IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF THE TRIANGLE, THIS ARTICLE SEEKS THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: HOW WERE SINGAPORE'S INTERESTS SERVED BY ITS DECISION TO BUILD UP THE ESTABLISHED LINKS IN THE AREA? HOW DID THE TRIANGLE SCHEME FIT IN WITH, OR EVEN ENHANCE, SINGAPORE'S ECONOMIC AND SECURITY STRATEGIES? WHAT BENEFITS WERE IN PROSPECT FOR MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA WHICH WOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY ATTRACTIVE TO THEM TO SECURE THEIR COOPERATION? WHY DID OBSTACLES ARISE IN JOHOR WHICH WERE LESS EVIDENT IN RIAU? WHAT ARE THE TRIANGLE'S FUTURE PROSPECTS, AND WHAT COMPETITION DOES IT FACE? WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FOR THE TRIANGLE CONCEPT'S BEING SUCCESSFULLY ATTEMTPED ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION?