Can the rest of Asia emulate the NICs?

The article focuses on the possibility of four Southeast Asia countries and four countries of South Asia to emulate the economic success of newly industrialized countries (NICs) in East Asia. The author points out the aspects of NICs' performance that other Asian countries want to imitate. He mentions the NICs' sustained high real growth rates of gross domestic products as the most remarkable factors on the economic growth of the NICs. He also stresses the significance of economic growth brought about by the accumulation of industrial capital which involves the expansion of investment in productive activities. Furthermore, he emphasizes the negative effects of the error of policy voluntarism on growth of government in the economy.