“The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.” IfsYearsLooksMadeCountryCharacterAbleLastsPovertyEconomyProgressGenerationsExampleGrewPercentEastIndianAsian1960sPhenomenalAsian Countries Author:Manmohan Singh
“The direct investment of Japanese businesses to East Asian economies accelerates the reallocation of their production bases. Consequently, between Japan and the other East Asian countries, both exports and imports are growing substantially.” CountryEconomyGrowingDirectBasesInvestmentProductionsEastJapanAsianImportsAccelerateAsian Countries Author:Toshihiko Fukui
“Right after 9/11 it looked as if the idea of a huge skyscraper might be considered obsolete. It came back, but I think that's more closely connected to the rise of Asian and Middle Eastern cities in the world economy (Dubai, Shanghai, Taipei, etc.) than anything else.” IfsThinkingWorldIdeasMightCitiesEconomyMiddleHugeConnectedEtcEasternAsianObsoleteSkyscraperWorld EconomyCities In The WorldShanghaiDubai Author:Paul Goldberger