Showing papers in "Journal of Contemporary Asia in 1997"
TL;DR: Rodan et al. as mentioned in this paper discuss civil society and other political possibilities in Southeast Asia, and present a survey of the political possibilities of civil society in the context of Southeast Asia.
Abstract: ISSN: 0047-2336 (Print) 1752-7554 (Online) Journal homepage: https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/rjoc20 Civil society and other political possibilities in Southeast Asia Garry Rodan To cite this article: Garry Rodan (1997) Civil society and other political possibilities in Southeast Asia, Journal of Contemporary Asia, 27:2, 156-178, DOI: 10.1080/00472339780000111 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00472339780000111
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TL;DR: In search of a civil society in China as discussed by the authors, Li et al. present a civil-society in China. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 242-251.
Abstract: (1997). In search of a civil society in China. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 242-251.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the relationship between class structure and class consciousness, and unfold one strand of mechanisms that explain why the political class coalition was so precarious and short-lived.
Abstract: During the democratic transition in South Korea, a broad middle class/working class coalition was initially strong enough to wring political concessions from the authoritarian regime but soon dissolved, raising important questions concerning the internal composition and ideological divisions of the alliance. This article, by exploring the relationship between class structure and class consciousness, aims to unfold one strand of mechanisms that explain why the political class coalition was so precarious and short-lived.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the role of telecommunications in economic growth of Malaysia and present a survey of the effects of these technologies on the country's economic growth in the 1990s.
Abstract: (1997). Telecommunications in economic growth of Malaysia. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 489-510.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the economics of American support for the idea of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in general and the Asian Development Bank in particular and found that American involvement in spearheading the formation of the Bank and shaping its organizational structure and lending philosophy was motivated by a desire to expand American economic influence in the region and to use that influence to further its economic and political interests in the Region.
Abstract: This article deals with a largely unexplored topic related to the economics of American support for the idea of regional cooperation in Southeast Asia in general and the Asian Development Bank in particular. The findings suggest that American involvement in spearheading the formation of the Bank and shaping its organizational structure and lending philosophy was motivated by a desire to expand American economic influence in the region and to use that influence to further its economic and political interests in the region.
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TL;DR: The authors chart the ways in which gender politics have featured within political landscape of contemporary Singapore and show that there has been remarkable consistency in the approaches of the Singaporean government to women and gender relations in the post-independence period.
Abstract: This article charts the ways in which gender politics have featured within political landscape of contemporary Singapore. It is shown that there has been remarkable consistency in the approaches of the Singaporean government to women and gender relations in the post-independence period. Gender policies have consistently been interventionist and proactive, and have revealed the willingness of the government to subordinate the interests of women to those of the state. Fluctuations in policy regarding women are traced, and shown to be related to such factors as changes in Singapore's position within the global economy, the putative invasiveness of Western culture and perceived ethnic imperatives of Singapore's dominant ethnic group, the Chinese.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored the consequences of foreign investment in the manufacturing sector in Singapore and highlighted the negative consequences arising from the large and growing dependency on such investment in manufacturing as Singapore moves toward a developed country status.
Abstract: Singapore's industrial development and restructuring are very much dependent on foreign investment. Despite the apparent benefits of foreign investment and Singapore's success in export-oriented manufacturing, there are worrisome aspects arising from the large and growing dependency on such investment in the manufacturing sector as Singapore moves toward a developed country status. This article explores some of the consequences of such dependency. In terms of industrial pattern, foreign investment has created and maintained a dualistic industrial structure in manufacturing. Foreign firms and government industrial policies have suppressed and marginalized local entrepreneurship. Export-oriented industrialization has opened the employment doors for women in manufacturing. However, women are predominantly found in low pay, dead end jobs in the assembly line of Singapore's new industrial order. With the implementation of a new wave of industrial restructuring strategies, new capital and technological...
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TL;DR: In this article, the political economy of state enterprise relations in China's Shaanxi province is studied, and the authors propose a political economy model for the state enterprise in China.
Abstract: (1997). The political economy of state enterprise relations in China's Shaanxi province. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 287-314.
TL;DR: In this paper, the political economy of Indonesia's new economic policy is discussed and the authors propose a new economic model for the country, which is based on the economic model proposed in this paper.
Abstract: (1997). The political economy of Indonesia's new economic policy. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 14-36.
TL;DR: In this article, Li et al. discuss China's Taiwan policy and East Asian security with respect to the Taiwan issue and their analysis of Taiwan's vulnerability to the United States and Taiwan's independence.
Abstract: (1997). China's Taiwan policy and East Asian security. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 374-391.
TL;DR: In this article, structural adjustment and the agrarian question in Fiji are discussed, and the authors propose a solution to the problem of structural adjustment in the context of agriculture in Fiji.
Abstract: (1997). Structural adjustment and the agrarian question in Fiji. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 37-57.
TL;DR: This paper explored broad patterns of production and exchange evolving between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, and compared them to corresponding structures of pre-industrialisation that have been suggested as being relevant to European development, arguing that persistent pressures for goods and services (made necessary by the rapid expansion of both internal and external demand), the extension and consolidation of markets, the critical role of the merchant entrepreneurs in the structures and strategies of the process, and the gradual shifts in the relations of production, were all suggestive of a similar process of capitalist transformation demonstrated in Europe.
Abstract: This article attempts to go beyond the “mode of production” debate to examine many of the theoretical and empirical controversies in terms of defining and situating the socio-economic dynamic of pre-colonial India. It tries to explore some broad patterns of production and exchange evolving between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, and compares them to corresponding structures of “proto-industrialisation” that have been suggested as being relevant to European development. It argues that the evidence of persistent pressures for goods and services (made necessary by the rapid expansion of both internal and external demand), the extension and consolidation of markets, the critical role of the merchant entrepreneurs in the structures and strategies of the process, and the gradual shifts in the relations of production, were all suggestive of a similar process of capitalist transformation demonstrated in Europe.
TL;DR: In this article, resource management and decision-making in the thai highlands are discussed, and the authors propose a model for resource management in the Thai highlands, which is based on the work of the authors of this paper.
Abstract: (1997). Resource management and decision-making in the thai highlands. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 179-197.
TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the 1993 chinese taxation reform is presented, with a focus on the economic impact of the reform on the Chinese economy and the economy in general.
Abstract: (1997). An analysis of 1993 chinese taxation reform. Journal of Contemporary Asia: Vol. 27, No. 4, pp. 511-517.