What Is the Correlation Between the Recent Economic Growth of Some

What is the correlation between the recent economic growth of some nations in East Asia, like Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and their lack of resources?

A) Despite those nations' lack of natural resources, the sheer creative innovativeness of their people and their willingness to forgo the benefits of political office in order to focus on entrepreneurship still propels their economies.
B) Despite those nations' lack of natural resources, the discipline and hard work of their people and their willingness to trust one another still propels their economies.
C) Despite those nations' lack of natural resources, the high education levels and entrepreneurship of their people and their willingness to trust one another still propels their economies.
D) Despite those nations' lack of natural resources, the religious ferventness of their people still propels their economies.