East Asian Tigers

East Asian Tigers is the comparison set in Getting entrepreneurial in Korea (Summer School) for economies that pulled away from other poor countries and converged rapidly toward rich-country income levels. Oliver Kim names South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong in this frame.

The concept matters because the episode does not treat South Korea as an isolated miracle. Its growth is linked to education and infrastructure advantages, but the source argues those advantages do not fully explain the speed of growth without Land Reform And Equality In Development, Strategic Industrial Policy, and Export Discipline.

Connections

• South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Hong Kong - economies named in the source.
• Export Discipline and Industrial Ladder - development mechanisms used to explain convergence.
• Development Economics - broader field asking why poor countries become rich.