Mainstreaming Alternative Development in Thailand, Lao PDR and Myanmar
Author: Ronald D. Renard
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13:
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Orchestration
Author: James Reilly
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2021-01-08
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0197526357
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Chinese government has more control over more wealth than any other government in world history. With the Communist Party controlling the "commanding heights" of the world's second-largest economy, China appears ideally structured to pursue economic statecraft, using economic resources to advance its foreign policy goals. Yet as this book shows, domestic complications frequently constrain Chinese leaders. They have responded with a distinctive approach to economic statecraft: orchestration. Drawing upon extensive field research across Asia and Europe, Orchestration traces the origins, operations, and effectiveness of China's economic statecraft. In this book, James Reilly examines the ideas and institutions at the heart of China's approach to economic statecraft, and assesses Beijing's orchestration in four cases: Myanmar, North Korea, Western Europe, and Central/Eastern Europe. China's unique experience as a planned economy, and then a developmental state, all under a single Leninist party, left Chinese leaders with unchallenged authority over their economy. However, despite successfully mobilizing companies, banks, and local officials to rapidly expand trade and investment abroad, Chinese leaders largely failed to influence key policy decisions overseas. For countries around the world, economic engagement with China thus yields more benefits with fewer costs than generally assumed. Orchestration engages three central questions. First, why does China deploy economic statecraft in this particular fashion? Secondly, when is China's economic statecraft most effective? Finally, what can the China case tell us about economic statecraft more broadly? The findings show how China uses economic resources to exert influence abroad and identify when Beijing is most effective. By exploring the domestic drivers of China's economic statecraft, this book helps launch a new research field: the comparative study of economic statecraft.
Land Conflicts Across Frontiers
Author: Reshmi Banerjee
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: 2018-11-12
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 1644297167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLand Conflicts Across Frontiers compares Myanmar’s journey with North East India on the critical and contested issue of land. It examines concerns related to land in pre-colonial and colonial history, causes and consequences of land conflicts today, the socioeconomic dynamics attached to land, along with attempted community-based institutional interventions and rural activism. As Myanmar takes its steps towards a democratic future, it becomes critical for the country to be aware of North East India’s experiences, as they could provide valuable lessons of what to ‘implement’ and what to ‘avoid’. Loss of common property resources, non-recognition of customary rights, ambiguous land laws and inadequate attention to people’s grievances have led to a rural landscape which has witnessed livelihood vulnerability, displacement and conflict. The book not only tries to capture cross-border experiences in order to have a better understanding of land alienation, agrarian discontent and peripheral marginalization but also notes recent trends in rural spaces and suggests policy measures.
Drug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia
Author: Fifa Rahman
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2013-08-15
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 073918038X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrug Law Reform in East and Southeast Asia is a multi-author look at drugs in East and Southeast Asia, on drug policy, patterns and trends, local problems, human rights abuses, treatment prospects, and potential reforms. From the history of drugs in Asia, the book examines recent trends in illicit drugs, especially the present enormous amphetamine problems. It addresses recent policy shifts, especially harm reduction responses to the devastating drug-associated HIV epidemics. It explores further necessary reform, especially in regard to the abysmally inhuman current emphasis on detention and the death penalty for drug offences, and present the most recent evidence on effective and humane approaches to drug treatments. As the first comprehensive collection on illicit drug and harm reduction in East and Southeast Asia, it will be a vital resource for health professionals, policymakers, and others working there—and elsewhere—on drug policy reform. As the first comprehensive collection on illicit drugs and harm reduction in East and Southeast Asia, it will be a vital resource for health professionals, policymakers, and others working on East and Southeast Asia—and elsewhere—on drug policy.
Research Handbook on International Drug Policy
Author: David R. Bewley-Taylor
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2020-09-25
Total Pages: 424
ISBN-13: 1788117069
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnalysing arguably one of the most controversial areas in public policy, this pioneering Research Handbook brings together contributions from expert researchers to provide a global overview of the shifting dynamics of drug policy. Emphasising connections between the domestic and the international, contributors illustrate the intersections between drug policy, human rights obligations and the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, offering an insightful analysis of the regional dynamics of drug control and the contemporary and emerging problems it is facing.
SDGs in the Asia and Pacific Region
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published:
Total Pages: 1629
ISBN-13: 3031174631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuppressing Illicit Opium Production
Author: James Windle
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-02-03
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 0857727532
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConventional analysis of the illicit opium market suggests that source country interventions have at best achieved minimal results. Yet there are countries that have eliminated, or significantly reduced, the illicit production of opium from their territory. Drawing on a wide range of academic, official and non-governmental sources, including previously unidentified records, James Windle provides detailed narratives of countries that have achieved national success, including China, Iran, Turkey, the People s Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Thailand, Pakistan, Vietnam and Laos, and identifies key factors necessary for successful intervention. Suppressing Illicit Opium Production makes a valuable contribution to our scarce knowledge of source country drug policy and draws out important lessons to be learned for improving the effectiveness of future interventions. It will be essential reference for all practitioners, policy makers and academics concerned with a subject of significant contemporary relevance."
The Impact of Global Drug Policy on Women
Author: Julia Buxton
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Published: 2020-11-19
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13: 183982882X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. Examining the impact of drug criminalisation on a previously overlooked demographic, this book argues that women are disproportionately affected by a flawed policy approach.
Sustaining Opium Reduction in Southeast Asia
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Published: 2008
Total Pages: 174
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOECD Green Growth Studies Towards Green Growth in Southeast Asia
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2014-11-11
Total Pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9264224106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCarried out in consultation with officials and researchers from across the region, Towards Green Growth in Southeast Asia provides a framework for regional leaders to design their own solutions to move their countries towards green growth.
