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View article: Comment on “Mapping feasible routes towards economic diversification and industrial upgrading in the Philippines”
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Continuously published since 1987 by the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australia National University, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the developi…
View article: Comment on “How Inequality Affects Trust in Institutions: Evidence from Indonesia”
Comment on “How Inequality Affects Trust in Institutions: Evidence from Indonesia” Open
Suryahadi et al. (2022) is an ambitious and innovative paper. Highlighting the importance of trust as a key ingredient in the process of economic and political development, the authors examine the impact of inequality on trust, and by exte…
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Australia National University, Asian-Pacifi c Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the developing countries of the East Asia region and the Pacifi c island countries.Featuring…
View article: What’s Happened to Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia over Half a Century?
What’s Happened to Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia over Half a Century? Open
Indonesia has achieved moderately fast economic growth for most of the past 50 years. Has this growth translated into rising living standards? This is the question that is addressed in this paper. The conclusion is a qualified yes. The cav…
View article: What's Happened to Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia over Half a Century?
What's Happened to Poverty and Inequality in Indonesia over Half a Century? Open
Indonesia has achieved moderately fast economic growth for most of the past 50 years. Has this growth translated into rising living standards? This is the question that is addressed in this paper. The conclusion is a qualified yes. The cav…
View article: Some reflections on the state of development economics in Asia
Some reflections on the state of development economics in Asia Open
This paper reviews some salient aspects of the state of development economics, from the early post-war pioneers through the major 1989 survey by Nicholas Stern, to contemporary experiences and lessons. The latter is illustrated with refere…
View article: Economic Reform in <scp>ASEAN</scp>: Editors' Overview
Economic Reform in <span>ASEAN</span>: Editors' Overview Open
The world is richer in aggregate than ever before, global poverty is declining, infant mortality is falling sharply, average life expectancy is rising, and global inter-personal inequality is declining. Yet these trends are not reflected i…
View article: A BOOK REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK POLICY THEORY AND PRACTICE BY PERRY WARJIYO AND SOLIKIN M. JUHRO
A BOOK REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK POLICY THEORY AND PRACTICE BY PERRY WARJIYO AND SOLIKIN M. JUHRO Open
The volume under review is a most welcome addition to the still relatively slimcollection of economics volumes written in English by Indonesian scholars. Thereis an established tradition of senior Indonesian policy makers writing majorscho…
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Australia National University, Asian-Pacifi c Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the developing countries of the East Asia region and the Pacifi c island countries.Featuring…
View article: Comment on “Trade Blocs and Trade Wars During the Interwar Period”
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Jacks and Novy (2020) provide a lucid and timely reminder of the importance, and limitations, of history in thinking about contemporary economic and policy issues. The liberal, rules-based, multilateral global trading system is arguably fa…
View article: Comment on “Informality, Micro and Small Enterprises, and the 2016 Demonetisation Policy in India”
Comment on “Informality, Micro and Small Enterprises, and the 2016 Demonetisation Policy in India” Open
The study of Kurosaki (2018) is a very interesting, empirically rich, and well-referenced analysis of micro and small enterprises in Indian manufacturing and service industries. He compares registered and unregistered enterprises, centerin…
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Australia National University, Asian-Pacifi c Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the Asia-Pacifi c region.Featuring survey articles on topical policy issues, original resear…
View article: Comment on “The Future of East Asia’s Trade: A Call for Better Globalization”
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There is much to admire and agree with in the stimulating and comprehensive paper by Pangestu et al. (2018). Pangestu et al. maintain that the “new normal,” of an increasingly open global economy, that has underpinned East Asia’s strong an…
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Australia National University, Asian-Pacifi c Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the Asia-Pacifi c region.Featuring survey articles on topical policy issues, original resear…
View article: Comment on “Political Economy of Agricultural Reform in Japan under Abe's Administration”
Comment on “Political Economy of Agricultural Reform in Japan under Abe's Administration” Open
Masayoshi Honma and Aurelia George Mulgan (Honma & George Mulgan, 2018) bring deep expertise to bear on the fascinating and complex story of Japanese agricultural protection, particularly as it relates to rice. They argue, plausibly, that …
View article: Indonesian industrialization and industrial policy
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This chapter provides a policy-oriented analytical narrative of Indonesian industrialization, examining the period since the 1960s but with particular emphasis on the 'reformasi era' this century. It examines here the factors explaining th…
View article: Comment on “The Current Wave of State Enterprise Reform in China: A Preliminary Appraisal”
Comment on “The Current Wave of State Enterprise Reform in China: A Preliminary Appraisal” Open
Naughton (2017) covers a lot of territory, with great authority, in what he modestly describes as a ‘preliminary appraisal’ of the current reforms of China's state enterprises. State owned enterprises (SOEs) are inherently difficult to ana…
View article: Comment on “Labor Regulations, Employment and Wages: Evidence from India's Apparel Sector”
Comment on “Labor Regulations, Employment and Wages: Evidence from India's Apparel Sector” Open
Rana Hasan and colleagues (Hasan et al., 2017) have produced a fine, empirically rich paper examining labour regulations, employment and wages in India with reference to the country's apparel sector. They motivate their paper by pointing t…
View article: 18. Half a Century of Indonesian Economic Development: Continuity and Change
18. Half a Century of Indonesian Economic Development: Continuity and Change Open
Few countries have experienced such dramatic changes in economic fortunes and political governance as Indonesia since the 1960s. The world's fourth most populous nation and the ninth largest economy (in terms of purchasing power parity or …
View article: Comment on “Philippine Infrastructure and Connectivity: Challenges and Reforms”
Comment on “Philippine Infrastructure and Connectivity: Challenges and Reforms” Open
Gilbert Llanto (2016) has written a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of Philippine
\ninfrastructure and connectivity issues, from both “insider” and “outsider” perspectives. He
\nclearly shows that, like most developing countries, …
View article: Comment on “The Role of Sport in International Relations: National Rebirth and Renewal”
Comment on “The Role of Sport in International Relations: National Rebirth and Renewal” Open
Victor Cha (2016) has provided an interesting and readable examination of the relationship between sport and international relations. As far as I am aware, this is a relatively unexplored territory in the academic literature, and I therefo…