The information sector, delineated as encompassing activities associated with the production and dissemination of information goods and services, is recognized as a dynamic growth sector in developed as well as newly-industrializing countries. Using an input-output methodology, this paper...

In Singapore, as elsewhere, the telecommunications sector has been identified as a candidate for privatization. This article discusses several unique features of Singapore's economy which have promoted an active public sector. Singapore Telecom had its beginnings in the nationalization of a...

After a brief introduction and examination of the economic rationale for accounting for foreign direct investment (FDI), we survey information on outward investors from Hong Kong and Singapore with the aim of illuminating the implications of accounting for such FDI by geographical source or by...