An official in the prime minister's office said Thursday that Mr. Singh plans to try to reintroduce the expansion in foreign direct investment in retail after a series of state legislative elections that will conclude in early March.
An explosion of wealth and population in early 19th-century New York prompted the Common (later City) Council to ask the State Legislature to establish a commission to "develop and choose a master plan to channel and direct" the city's future expansion.
On the heels of a recession and devastating earthquake, his youth-oriented apparel retailer, Uniqlo, is in major expansion mode in what looks like a direct challenge to U.S. clothing sellers like Zara and the Gap.
The Japanese government had less direct control over its corporations, but its officials co-ordinated their domestic development before earmarking sectors for overseas expansion.