Bryan Cheang

Research

Publications

Articles

Markets and New Industrial Policy: Systemic directionality or polycentric evolutionism? (2026)

Liberal democracy, non-Western governance, and the Bloomington School (2025)

Why mission-directed governance risks authoritarianism: lessons from East Asia (2024)

Concepts before Measurement (2024)

Culture of Meritocracy, Political Hegemony, and Singapore’s Development (2024)

Institutional diversity and state-led development: Singapore as a unique variety of capitalism (2023)

Subsidy Entrepreneurship and a Culture of Rent-Seeking in Singapore’s Developmental State (2023)

The East Asian Challenge for Market Liberalism (2023)

Anglo-Chinese Capitalism in Hong Kong and Singapore: Origins, Reproduction & Divergence (2023)

What Can Industrial Policy Do? Evidence from Singapore (2022)

Books

Southeast Asia’s Development: Towards Liberal Individualism and Inclusive Governance (2025) – Oxford University Press

Institutions and Economic Development (2023) – Springer

Economic Liberalism and the Developmental State: Hong Kong and Singapore’s Post-war Development (2022) – Palgrave

Liberalism Unveiled: Forging a New Third Way for Singapore (2021) – World Scientific

Policy Papers

Thinking outside the sandbox: how regulatory relief and learning can promote innovation (2024) – Reform Think Tank

Meritocracy, Personal Responsibility, and Encouraging Investment: Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Growth Miracle (2024) – Fraser Institute