Like many countries in the West, the United Kingdom looks admiringly at the growth rates of economies in the Far East and perceives a domestic need for skilled workforces and strong value-adding innovation in services and manufacturing. Those tigerisheconomic statistics partly reflect a number of factors that established Western economies cannot hope to emulate, such as early stages of economic maturity in which high growth is easier to achieve, and a work ethic and national cohesion based on 'Asian values' that Westerners would find repressive.
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