Showing papers in "Journal of Contemporary Asia in 1985"
TL;DR: In Malaysia, state ownership had become dominant in the banking, plantation and mining sectors of the economy by the late 1970s as mentioned in this paper, and it represents a movement towards a "mixed economy" where the state attempts to regulate production and distribution through planning as well as ownership of state enterprises.
Abstract: Economic and political developments in Malaysia since independence are marked by two major and interrelated events — the growing participation of the state in the economy and the rapid growth of the Malay bourgeoisie. By the late 1970s state ownership had become dominant in the banking, plantation and mining sectors of the economy. Scholars who have observed this phenomenon interpret its significance differently. For most, it represents a movement towards a “mixed economy” — a market economy where the state attempts to regulate production and distribution through planning as well as ownership of state enterprises. Within this school, there are those who see state enterprises as indications of socialism (Milne and Mauzy, 1978) and others who see them as instruments of affirmative action for the Bumiputras i.e.: as institutions which undertake to correct economic inequality between Malays and non-Malays (Wheelwright, 1966). There are still others who see the significance of state economic participation in terms of the impact on class formation. In particular, Jomo (1977) puts forward the thesis that state enterprises have spawned a new class identified as the bureaucratic bourgeoisie.
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TL;DR: The dramatic failure of the "Northern model" applied to southern agriculture in the late seventies brought into sharp focus the debate on the progress of collective farming in the North.
Abstract: The dramatic failure of the ‘Northern model’ applied to southern agriculture in the late seventies brought into sharp focus the debate on the progress of collective farming in the North. Pressures for change in the ‘Northern model’ itself cannot be ascribed wholly to the unsuitability of collective farms for southern conditions — a number of problems had been identified even before the end of the war, while similar pressures also existed in China where outright de-collectivisation has been taking place in many areas since 1978. In fact these movements towards modifying existing collective forms in the agricultural production process echo earlier movements in the 1960s (in both China and Vietnam).
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TL;DR: In this paper, development theory and Third World industrialisation are discussed in the context of Asia-Oceania development and third-world industrialisation, and the authors propose a development theory based approach.
Abstract: (1985). Development theory and Third World industrialisation. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 183-206.
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TL;DR: The United States cannot hope to compete successfully with an old-established manufacturing country such as Britain this paper, according to J.R. McCulloch as cited by Engels (1968:333).
Abstract: The “… US cannot hope to compete successfully with an old-established manufacturing country such as Britain.” J.R. McCulloch as cited by Engels (1968:333).
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TL;DR: A note on the role of industry in Vietnam's development strategy can be found in this article, where the authors discuss the importance of industry for Vietnamese economic development and the role that industry plays in Vietnamese economic growth.
Abstract: (1985). A note on the role of industry in Vietnam's development strategy. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 224-234.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the development and transformation of wage labour in West Malaysia is discussed. But the focus is on the transformation of the labor force and not the management of the labour force.
Abstract: (1985). The development and transformation of wage labour in West Malaysia. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 139-171.
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TL;DR: The Philippines after Marcos as discussed by the authors : The Philippines after Ferdinand Marcos. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 256-264, 1985, p.
Abstract: (1985). The Philippines after Marcos. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 256-264.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the theory of modes of production and changes in international economic relations are discussed. But they do not consider the impact of economic relations on the economic system itself, and do not address the effects of economic inequality.
Abstract: (1985). The theory of modes of production and changes in international economic relations. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 361-374.
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of agricultural modernisation on rural labour market of Bangladesh is discussed and the authors propose a model to evaluate the effect of modernization on rural labor market in Bangladesh.
Abstract: (1985). Impact of agricultural modernisation on rural labour market of Bangladesh. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 64-78.
TL;DR: In this paper, a recalcitrant Asian giant: Japan and the North-South issue is discussed. But the authors do not discuss the relationship between Japan and North-S Korea.
Abstract: (1985). A recalcitrant Asian giant: Japan and the North-South issue. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 288-304.
TL;DR: In this article, the sugar crisis in the Philippines was investigated in an international setting, and the authors proposed a solution to solve the problem. But the solution was limited to the Philippines.
Abstract: (1985). The Philippine sugar crisis in an international setting. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 455-473.
TL;DR: In this article, the pro-chinese communist movement in Bangladesh has been investigated in the context of the Bangladesh Liberation Army of Bangladesh (BLBPL) and the Bangladesh National Liberation Army (BNL).
Abstract: (1985). The pro-chinese communist movement in Bangladesh. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 349-360.
TL;DR: Agrarian differentiation in southern Vietnam: A comment as discussed by the authors is based on the work of the authors of this paper, which is published in the Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 474-481.
Abstract: (1985). Agrarian differentiation in southern Vietnam: A comment. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 474-481.