Even so, after all this time the region's five main economies—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand are still notable for the near-absence of companies that could truly be called world-class.The region has 570m people and had a head start in economic development over much of the rest of Asia.
Also, unlike many of the services launching out of Google Reader's ashes, Feedspot is one of the better options thanks to its head start in terms of development time.
For instance, spatial and temporal variation in the density of fairy shrimp within a pond could give some individuals a head start in carnivore expression early in development.
These special economic zones had a head start in terms of economic development.
"At this point, everyone's had enough time to digest that this is a new chapter in our story, and we just have to learn to work with it," said Noreen Landis-Tyson, chief executive of the Community Partnership for Childhood Development, which runs Head Start in El Paso County, Colo. "We have to see this as an opportunity.
Further support in Ottawa includes Invest Ottawa, a group that delivers economic development programs to give entrepreneurs a head start in Canada's capital.
Sure, these toys may promise to boost a little one's brain development, or to give them a head start in school.
First stop: Head Start in Framingham.
That gave them a head start in the rehearsal room.
Fewer students in Head Start in Laramie, Wyo.
The people of Bougainville had a head start at development when independence came to Papua New Guinea, according to diplomats in the region.
