The Indonesian Economic Development after 1965: Developmental State, Radical Politics & Regional Cooperation

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd. Yazid ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
Radical Politics

scholarly journals Four Asian Tigers' Political and Economic Development Revisited 1998-2017: From the Perspective of National Identity

2021 ◽  
Vol .4 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-61
Author(s):  
Dong-Ching Day
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
National Identity ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Economic Growth Rate ◽  
Asian Tigers ◽  
Identity Issue ◽  
Better Than

Developmental state used to be and is still regarded as a very practical theory to explain why Four Asian Tigers-Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore enjoyed almost averagely double-digit economic growth rate each year from 1970 to 1990 as well as East Asian economic development. However, developmental state theory couldn’t tell why South Korea and Singapore’s economic development had done much better than Taiwan and Hong Kong’s in terms of GDP per capita after 2003 and 2004 respectively. The aim of the study is trying to use national identity perspective to explain why it happens like this, since Four Asian Tigers’ economic development more or less was troubled by national identity issue. The major difference between these two groups is that South Korea and Singapore have done better in dealing with national identity issue than Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Culture of Development and Developmental Capacity of States

2015 ◽  
pp. 1-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Mustafa Erdoğdu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Cultural Change ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
The State ◽  
Relative Autonomy ◽  
Developmental Capacity ◽  
Object Relationship

The main premise of this chapter is that state actions are crucial for economic development and those actions are partly shaped by the culture. Because some cultures are more conducive to development, it is engaged with the question: “Would it be possible to direct cultural change to serve economic development?” Since culture is a subject-object relationship, it might be possible to direct cultural change and consequently build up a developmental state. This chapter particularly focuses on the defining characteristics of a developmental state. In addition to the three characteristics recognized in the literature (relative autonomy, capacity, and embeddedness), four others are identified which are essential for a state to become developmental and remain so. These are: legitimacy of the state, integration of the society, socio-political stability, and motivation for economic development. The Korean developmental state is taken as a case study and investigated under this new light.

Developmental State No Birth Right: South Africa’s Post-1994 Economic Development Story

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. K. Pooe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
Law And Development ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Legal Frameworks

AbstractThis paper explores how South Africa despite having one of the most lauded constitutions and legal frameworks in the world has been unable to advance as a developmental state in economic development and institutional building endeavours. The contention of this paper is that the South African government, prioritising law and development, did so at the expense of institutional building for economic development purposes. Law and development is conceptualised in this paper as States prioritising liberal actions such as separation of powers (judiciary, executive and legislature) and human rights. Consequently, this paper is not arguing against some of the tenants characterising the law and development agenda. Rather it asks, did South Africa lose its credentials as a possible developmental state by prioritising law and development initiatives over building developmental state institutions for local economic development purposes in particular? Ultimately, this paper contends that for South Africa to become a functional developmental state it needs to reconsider its constitutional/law and development aspirations, in favour of reconfiguring government institutions to prioritise economic development.

The role of Local Economic Development Agencies in South Africa’s developmental state ambitions

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Khambule
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
State Theory ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Economic Development Agencies ◽  
Development Agencies

South Africa’s Local Economic Development Agencies have emerged as appropriate institutional structures for advancing socio-economic development in the local government-led development landscape, due to the inability of local municipalities to lead local economic development. This shift signifies that South Africa is turning to local economic development strategies to address developmental challenges, such as poor socio-economic conditions (unemployment, poverty and inequality), by creating local development solutions and employment opportunities. This article utilises the developmental state theory to examine the role of Local Economic Development Agencies in South Africa’s aspirations of becoming a capable developmental state. While the developmental state literature is concerned with the central role of the state in economic development, this article extends the developmental state theory to the subnational level by arguing that the developmental local government is the local developmental state. In addition, the article locates Local Economic Development Agencies within the developmental state paradigm by showing that Local Economic Development Agencies were established as economic development coordinators at the subnational level to assist local government in addressing South Africa’s triple challenges. Although the roles and functions of South African Local Economic Development Agencies are aligned to the developmental state ideology, their developmental mandate is undermined by the lack of coordination within local institutions.

Uganda's 'developmental' state model faces risks

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Economic Model ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Developmental State ◽  
Development Planning ◽  
State Model ◽  
National Service ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Annual Budget ◽  
Ministry Of Finance

Subject Economic development planning in Uganda. Significance The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MFPED) has presented its annual budget framework paper to parliament, the main precursor to the 2015/16 budget. The document prioritises infrastructure-led growth through investments in transport and energy, continuing the government's shift away from the donor-led focus on poverty reduction to a state-led economic model that taps new sources of financing, particularly from China. Impacts Museveni's pledge to re-introduce national service reflects credible threats from al-Shabaab. However, the broader trend towards securitisation also remains integral to regime maintenance aims. Political fractures in Museveni's powerbase will see the president continue to use security methods to enforce his rule.

scholarly journals Challenges for the Visegrad Group – The Coronavirus Crises and its Impact on Tourism

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Gabriela Antošová ◽  
Maximilian Vogl ◽  
Melissa Schraud
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Political Economic ◽  
Visegrad Group

AbstractThis paper aims to analyze the regional cooperation which ensures stability and good relations to neighbours and other V4 countries and helps to enforce collaborations across Europe in many fields such as education, tourism and economic development. Another field of activity of the Visegrad Group is a joint positioning in international tourism which will be addressed in this article on the background of the current coronavirus crisis. The empirical part consists of a SWOT analysis for Visegrad group challenges and a PASTA Analysis with which the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the tourism industry in the V4 countries are researched. Lastly, recommendations for possible further actions in times of the coronavirus will be given, and potential future collaborations with the WB6 and EaP countries, also with regard to tourism, will be dealt with briefly. This article summarizes aspects related to tourism market, transport, cultural offer, economy, industry, and environment. The particular focus is also paid to political, economic, sociological, technological, legal and environmental factors of the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia and how the current coronavirus and the resulting measures against the spread of it affects the tourism industry in the Visegrad Group countries.

scholarly journals Gross SAARC Happiness: A Perspective on Ethical Governance

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-92
Author(s):  
Nirbhay Kumar Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
National Income ◽  
Governance Mechanism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Collective Development ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Ethical Governance

Since its inception in 1985 South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC, hereafter), in the last three decades, has been making painstaking efforts, as a collective forum, to achieve its three basic goals: Economic Development, Good Governance through integrated Regional Cooperation by establishing a platform for the social, environmental and economic development. Despite giving impetus to their regional cooperative mechanism, SAARC has been struggling to achieve the objectives laid down in GNH (Gross National Happiness) a globally followed model developed by the Fourth King of Bhutan, in the 1970s. This paper tries to develop a view point to understand the proposed vision of Gross SAARC Happiness (GSH, hereafter) by putting emphasis on the very idea of development through critical ethical investigation into the various governance ideas adopted by the cooperative nations. One of the aims of this paper is to offer an explanation of the basics of happiness & development in that the social, environmental, and economic realms of life cannot be subjugated to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) or GNI (Gross National Income). Hence, the index of GSH is entrenched in the sustainable collective development on the one hand and the collective & individual happiness on the other. What will be crucial in achieving the model of GSH is that the cooperative countries have to practice enhanced political cooperation in maintaining collective peace, and they should refrain from the unsustainable models to achieve GDP. Rather, it is the inclusive growth which should produce individual happiness, collective wellbeing, and Sustainable development. The paper develops the method of ethical governance, by taking recourse to the idea of Sustainable Development Goals structured by the United Nations (UN), for the cooperative nations to adopt as an alternative governance mechanism in achieving the Happiness and Governance at SAARC in the replica of GSH.

scholarly journals Impact of Knowledge Spillover on Regional Club Convergence in China

2021 ◽  
Vol 251 ◽  
pp. 03056
Author(s):  
Hui Tian ◽  
Fei Lei ◽  
Pudong Huang ◽  
Luoyi Huang ◽  
Liting Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Knowledge Spillovers ◽  
Regional Cooperation ◽  
Knowledge Spillover ◽  
Club Convergence ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Spillover Theory ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
Level Of Economic Development

Knowledge spillover theory introduces specialized knowledge and human capital accumulation into the production function, breaks through the limitations of traditional economic theory, and illustrates the continuous and permanent source and power of economic growth. This article attempts to study the “club phenomenon” of the uneven development of China’s regional economy from the perspective of knowledge spillover, using the Spatial Dubin Model (SDM) to process China’s provincial data from 1991 to 2015. Studies have shown that knowledge spillovers are conducive to narrowing the gap in the level of economic development between the eastern and central regions of China, but the gap in the level of economic development between the two regions is gradually widening, and there is a “club phenomenon”. Therefore, developing regional cooperation models and focusing on cultivating talents for innovation can improve China’s uneven regional economic development to a certain extent.

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