Towards a learning economy: evolving Singapore

While the literature is prolific on the subject of the `learning organizations´, little has been written on the concept of the `learning economy´. The first part of this paper discusses the learning typology employed in distinguishing different levels of learning, and the role of leadership in a `learning organization´. The findings are then applied to indicate key attributes of a `learning economy´, and to suggest that Singapore is evolving into one. A model of Singapore´s economic evolution is developed to frame the discussions