With reference to two countries of the region (excluding China, Japan and India), compare and contrast the reasons for economic growth between 1980 and 2005.

Candidates will give an account of the similarities and differences between the reasons for economic growth in two countries referring to both throughout. Both similarities and differences must be clearly indicated but there does not need to be an equal number of each. Candidates may refer to the effectiveness of government policies to increase foreign trade. The nature of the society and having an effective labour force might be discussed as this was a key factor in the rise of the Asian Tiger economies. Candidates may refer to the development of infrastructure that supported industrial development and the growth of tourism. The stability of the chosen countries may also be discussed as this was a key factor to attract foreign investment. Other factors discussed may include the presence of natural resources, the context of the Cold War and the creation of ASEAN.