Table of Contents: Emerging States at Crossroads.

Emerging States at Crossroads.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tsunekawa, Keiichi.
Other Authors:	Todo, Yasuyuki.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2018.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies
Subjects:	Electronic books.
Online Access:	Click to View

Table of Contents:

Intro
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Abbreviations
1 Emerging Challenges for Emerging States
1.1 Middle-Income Trap?
1.1.1 Early Debate Concerning Development and Underdevelopment
1.1.2 Globalization and Issues Concerning Emerging States
1.1.3 How to Cope with the Middle-Income Trap?
1.2 How to Cope with Social Disparity
1.2.1 Early Views on Social Disparity in the Developing Countries
1.2.2 Financial Crisis and Reformulation of Welfare Mechanisms
1.2.3 Sustainability of the New Social Welfare Schemes
1.3 Pressures for Political Opening
1.3.1 Early Debate Concerning Democratization in the Developing Countries
1.3.2 The Third Wave and Its Demise
1.3.3 Toward a Greater Political Uncertainty
1.4 Can Politics Manage Economic and Social Difficulties?
References
Middle-Income Trap and Beyond
2 Responses to the Middle-Income Trap in China, Malaysia, and Thailand
2.1 Rethinking the Middle-Income Trap
2.1.1 Studies on the "Middle-Income Trap"
2.1.2 Several Questions About the Discussion of the Middle-Income Trap
2.1.3 From "the East Asian Miracle" to "Innovative East Asia"
2.2 Higher Wages and Lower Labor Productivity
2.2.1 End of the Low-Cost Advantage Era
2.2.2 Labor Productivity in East Asia
2.3 Innovation and R&amp
D in East Asia
2.3.1 R&amp
D Activities in Asian NIES, ASEAN Countries, and China
2.3.2 Strategies to Avoid the Middle-Income Trap
2.4 Cases of China, Malaysia, and Thailand
2.4.1 China: ADB Policy Options
2.4.2 Malaysia: From "National Vision Plan" to a "New Economic Model"
2.4.3 Thailand: Pursuing Thai-ness and Next-Generation Industries
2.5 The Role of the State in New Challenges
References
3 The Middle-Income Trap in the ASEAN-4 Countries from the Trade Structure Viewpoint
3.1 Middle-Income Trap and the ASEAN-4.
3.1.1 Arguments of MIT for East Asia
3.1.2 How Slow Is the Rate of the Trap Threshold?
3.1.3 Historical Growth of the ASEAN-4
3.2 The Flying Geese Pattern from the NXR
3.2.1 Explanation of the FGP
3.2.2 FGP in Trade Structure
3.3 Export Structure of the ASEAN-4
3.3.1 Malaysia
3.3.2 Thailand
3.3.3 Indonesia
3.3.4 The Philippines
3.4 Why Has Industrial Upgrading in the ASEAN-4 Stalled?
3.4.1 Resource Curse Hypothesis
3.4.2 Lack of Homegrown MNCs in the Manufacturing Sector
3.4.3 Two Alternative Approaches to Industrialization
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 Emerging States in Latin America: How and Why They Differ from Their Asian Counterparts
4.1 Different Economic Performance
4.2 First-Order Causes: Competitiveness of Manufacturing Industries
4.3 Second-Order Causes: Political Economy
4.3.1 R&amp
D and Education
4.3.2 Fixed Capital Formation
4.3.3 Capacity to Coordinate
4.3.4 Intraregional Transaction
4.3.5 Effectiveness of Public Administration
4.4 Root Causes: Historical Legacies
4.4.1 High Inequality and Weak Trust
4.4.2 Weak Intraregional Business Networks
4.4.3 Public Administration of Average Quality
4.4.4 High Consumption, Low Investment
4.5 Conclusion
References
5 Economic and Political Networks and Firm Openness: Evidence from Indonesia
5.1 Hypotheses and Estimation Methods
5.1.1 Benefits of Globalization
5.1.2 Linkages Between Protectionism, Business and Political Networks, and Trust
5.1.3 Estimation Method
5.2 Data
5.2.1 Survey
5.2.2 Variables
5.2.3 Summary Statistics
5.3 Estimation Results
5.3.1 Benchmark Results
5.3.2 Alternative Measure of Political Ties
5.3.3 Discussion
5.4 Conclusion
References
6 Industrial Technology Upgrading and Innovation Policies: A Comparison of Taiwan and Thailand.
6.1 Evolution of Manufacturing Industries in Taiwan and Thailand
6.1.1 Taiwan
6.1.2 Thailand
6.2 A Comparison of Taiwanese and Thai Policy Instruments Supporting Technology Upgrading and Innovation
6.2.1 Tax Incentives
6.2.2 Grants
6.2.3 Loans
6.2.4 Equity Financing
6.2.5 Capital Market Funding
6.3 Institutions Affecting Policy Formulation and Implementation
6.3.1 Unity and Capability of Government Bureaucracy
6.3.2 Perception of the Role of Government in Strengthening Private Firms
6.3.3 Corruption and Attitudes Toward Corruption
6.3.4 Laws, Regulations and Norms
6.3.5 Entrepreneurship
6.3.6 Trust
6.4 Conclusion
References
7 Changing Resource-Based Manufacturing Industry: The Case of the Rubber Industry in Malaysia and Thailand
7.1 Outlook of the Rubber Industry in Malaysia and Thailand
7.2 Development of the Rubber Industry in Malaysia
7.2.1 Upstream Segment
7.2.2 Midstream Segment
7.2.3 Downstream Segment
7.3 The Development of the Rubber Industry in Thailand
7.3.1 Upstream Segment
7.3.2 Midstream Segment
7.3.3 Downstream Segment
7.4 Discussion and Implications
References
8 Marketing Risks and Standards Compliance: Challenges in Accessing the Global Market for High-Value Agricultural and Aquacultural Industries
8.1 Marketing Risks: Pineapple Exporting Industry in Ghana and Thailand
8.1.1 Pineapple Industry in Ghana
8.1.2 Pineapple Industry in Thailand
8.2 Standards Compliance: Export Shrimp Aquaculture in Vietnam and Thailand
8.2.1 Shrimp Industry in Vietnam
8.2.2 Shrimp Industry in Thailand
8.3 Conclusion
References
Social and Political Dimensions
9 How Nations Resurge: Overcoming Historical Inequality in South Africa
9.1 South Africa as an African Middle-Income State
9.2 The Land Question and the History of Inequality.
9.3 The Rise of the "Black Middle Class"
9.4 Reform Deferred
9.5 Conclusion: Addressing Both Pressing Issues and Root Causes
References
10 Education, Development, and Politics in South Korea
10.1 The Park Chung-Hee Framework for Human-Capital Development
10.1.1 Initial Stage: Expansion of Middle-School Education
10.1.2 Heavy and Chemical Industry: Expansion of Upper Secondary Education
10.1.3 Higher-Education Zeal and the Demand for Technical Experts in the Late 1970s
10.2 Science and Technology Development and Human Capital in Higher Education
10.2.1 Advancement to Science and Technology Development
10.2.2 Corporations' Demands and Students' Responses in the 1980s
10.3 Democratization and Bloated Higher Education
10.3.1 Transition to Democracy and Economic Liberalization
10.3.2 Transformation of University Policy and Swelling Higher-Education Enrollment
10.4 Enterprises and University Students in the Globalized Economy
10.4.1 Changes in the Economic Structure After the Asian Financial Crisis
10.4.2 The Dual Labor Markets and the Oversupply of University Graduates
10.5 The Government's Limited Response to Imbalanced Human Resources
10.5.1 Successive Governments' Responses to Economic Disparity
10.5.2 Development and the Institutionalization of the Political System
10.6 Conclusion
References
11 Politics of Inequality in Indonesia: Does Democracy Matter?
11.1 Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia
11.2 Social Policies in Indonesia
11.3 Budget Allocations to Social Sectors
11.4 Budgetary Politics Under Indonesia's Democracy
11.5 Politics of Fuel-Subsidy Cuts Under the Yudhoyono Presidency
11.6 The Rise of Populist President and Redistribution
11.7 Conclusion
References.
12 Civil-Military Relations in an Emerging State: A Perspective from Indonesia's Democratic Consolidation
12.1 Military Politics Under Democratic Consolidation
12.1.1 Yudhoyono's Military Management
12.1.2 Preservation of the TNI's Vested Interests
12.1.3 MOOTW and the War on Terrorism
12.2 Civil-Military Relations Under the Jokowi Presidency
12.2.1 Jokowi's Military
12.2.2 Politics of Gatot
12.3 Conclusion
References
13 Democratization and the Military in Thailand
13.1 Bhumibol Regime at Bay
13.1.1 Birth of a Regime
13.1.2 Decline of the Regime
13.2 The 2006 Coup and the Rise of the "Tigers of the East"
13.2.1 Thai Military in Politics
13.3 A Coup on September 19, 2006
13.4 Rise of the 2nd Infantry Division and the 2014 Coup
13.4.1 Rise of the 2nd Infantry Division
13.4.2 The 2014 Coup and "Transition"
13.5 Political Prospects
13.5.1 Assertive Monarch
13.5.2 Fighting Against Democracy for the Monarchy
References
Index
Correction to: Emerging States at Crossroads
Correction to: K. Tsunekawa and Y. Todo (eds.), Emerging States at Crossroads, Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2859-6
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