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‘New Economy’ Discourse and Spaces in Singapore: A Case Study of One-North

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  • Kai Wen Wong
  • Tim Bunnell

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In this paper we examine government-led attempts to transform Singapore into, or for, a so-called ‘new economy’. We show how ‘new economy’ may be understood as a powerful discourse rationalising a range of policy and planning interventions. We focus in particular on ‘one-north’, a would-be technopole for biomedical, information technology, and media industries in the southwest of Singapore. We show how the planning of one-north has included the selection and reworking of residential areas as ‘little bohemias’ considered conducive for fostering new-economy cultures. Though it has been gaining prominence, specifically following the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, one-north is contextualised in terms of broader new-economy interventions by the state in Singapore, which, in turn, have resonances for similar initiatives elsewhere.

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  • Kai Wen Wong & Tim Bunnell, 2006. "‘New Economy’ Discourse and Spaces in Singapore: A Case Study of One-North," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 38(1), pages 69-83, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envira:v:38:y:2006:i:1:p:69-83
    DOI: 10.1068/a37229
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    1. Gavin Shatkin, 2014. "Reinterpreting the Meaning of the ‘Singapore Model’: State Capitalism and Urban Planning," International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 38(1), pages 116-137, January.
    2. Jun Koo & Tae‐Eun Kim, 2009. "When R&D matters for regional growth: A tripod approach," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 88(4), pages 825-840, November.

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