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Price and Non‐Price Factors in Development of Rice Cultivation: Case Studies From Southern India and Mekong‐Delta Vietnam Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Deepak Johnson, Takashi Kurosaki
The high rice prices of 2023 have highlighted the need for increasing rice productivity. But improving productivity, especially in low‐performing rice‐producing regions, should also improve incomes for the numerous smallholder cultivators. This article examines what we can learn from the experience of high‐performing rice‐growing regions, which have both high rice yields and incomes. We focus on two
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Challenging colonial logics of habit in Australiaʼs economic statecraft with Pacific Islands Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Maima Koro, Henrietta McNeill
When Australia deploys tools of statecraft in attempts to develop influence with Pacific Island neighbours, inherent colonial legacies exist which are not always recognised, but ultimately affect relationships. We examine Australian economic tools of statecraft applied to migration, trade and development aid, and how a colonial ‘logic of habit’ persists within their deployment which unintentionally
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Investorsʼ view of mandatory corporate social responsibility as a public policy: The case of section 135 of the Indian Companies Act 2013 Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 LeRoy Tim Ruhupatty, Melisa Ann Ruhupatty
We investigate investor sentiment regarding mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a public policy. Using the event study methodology, we analysed the cumulative abnormal returns (AR) of companies impacted by Section 135 of the Indian Companies Act 2013. Our findings suggest that setting a CSR expenditure threshold may lead companies lagging in CSR to over‐invest, potentially hindering
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-28
No abstract is available for this article.
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Indonesiaʼs energy transition: Dependency, subsidies and renewables Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Ryan Wong, Aninda Dewayanti
Indonesiaʼs economy is highly dependent on the fossil fuel industry as evidenced in measures of non‐taxable revenue, energy subsidy, energy mix and regulatory flexibility. To cut carbon emissions by 41% in 2030, the energy system needs to transition faster than anticipated through progressive reforms and investment. Policy makers understandably are fearful of the shocks and unrests resulted from fossil
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Local governmentsʼ accountability and public trust in Nepal: Does participation make a difference? Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Yousueng Han, Narayan Aryal, Kwangseon Hwang
This study developed an analytical framework enabling a better understanding of the relationship between accountability and public trust through the moderation effect of public participation. To test the relationship empirically, a cross‐sectional survey was conducted in three local governments of two provinces in Nepal. The results demonstrated that the constructs of transparency, responsiveness,
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Insider perspectives on Southeast Asiaʼs clean energy transition Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Thang Nam Do
This paper offers essential insights into Southeast Asiaʼs transition to clean energy, a cornerstone for global climate objectives. Based on 27 interviews with regional energy and climate experts conducted between September 2022 and October 2023, the research distils key factors into 3Ds: Demanding, Doable, and Dependent. Highlighting these aspects would foster readiness, persuade stakeholders, and
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Five years of local democracy in federal Nepal (2017–2022) Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Thaneshwar Bhusal, Keshav Kumar Acharya
Nepalʼs 2015 federal constitution empowers local governments with significant autonomy, power, and resources for local policymaking, developmental programs, and public services. This research examines this new landscape of local governance as experienced during the first electoral tenure from 2017 to 2022, exploring the quality of local democracy in Nepal. Designed as interpretive research and analysed
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Public support for carbon tax in South Korea: The role of tax design and revenue recycling Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Sung Eun Kim, Seung Yeob Kim, Junwoo Suh
Carbon tax is widely regarded as an effective and efficient method to reduce carbon emissions. However, the introduction of carbon tax has faced resistance from the public and interest groups. In this article, we examine the determinants of public support for carbon taxation in South Korea. While the expected cost of the carbon tax on individual citizens appears to be the most important determinant
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-28
No abstract is available for this article.
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Repurposing agricultural support policies for shared prosperity in rural Fiji Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Kym Anderson
Notwithstanding the increasing place of tourism exports, the rural sector and its agricultural production remain important contributors to Fijiʼs economy. But their contribution is compromised by policies and institutions that distort the farm sectorʼs resource use, with too many resources employed by sugar and livestock producers at the expense of other farmers and producers of non-farm products.
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The political economy of COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Andree Surianta, Arianto A. Patunru
The global COVID-19 vaccination has been marred by the problem of inequity. Low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Indonesia, must overcome global and local barriers to provide doses to their population. Due to a lack of domestic R&D capability, Indonesia relied on global vaccine producers that are subject to the whims of their own governments. Ensuring equitable access domestically was
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-16
No abstract is available for this article.
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Policy implementation in crisis: Lessons from the Philippines Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Steven T. Zech, Joshua Eastin, Matteo Bonotti
Like many countries, the Philippines faced severe economic, social, and political challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020 President Duterte issued an executive order announcing a national state of emergency that introduced a highly restrictive system for community quarantine and lockdown. While these measures led international observers to rank the Philippinesʼ pandemic response among
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A policy and research agenda for Asia's poultry industry Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-29 Sango Mahanty, Assa Doron, Rebecca Hamilton
Meat consumption and production in Asia have boomed over the last decade to meet growing regional and global demand. Asia now supplies around 40% of the global broiler or meat chicken industry. Dominant policy frameworks such as ‘One Health’ aim to manage the health risks associated with factory livestock farming, which has rightly become a major concern because of regular disease outbreaks. Yet this
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Agrifood systems knowledge exchange through Australia-Pacific circular migration schemes Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Federico Davila, Olivia Dun, Carol Farbotko, Brent Jacobs, Natascha Klocker, Ema Vueti, Lavinia Kaumaitotoya, Angela Birch, Peter Kaoh, Tikai Pitakia, Sinaitakala Tuʼitahi
Pacific Island workers contribute significantly to Australiaʼs agriculture and food security through the Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP). Previous studies show the economic benefits of the SWP to both Australian agro-industries and Pacific workers. However, there are limited studies about the agricultural knowledge exchange that occurs via the circular migration enabled by the SWP, and the experiences
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-13
No abstract is available for this article.
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Market update: Sixty years of change in Papua New Guineaʼs fresh food marketplaces Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Timothy L. M. Sharp, Mark Busse, R. Michael Bourke
Open-air marketplaces are vital to food security, livelihoods, and the national economy in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Over the past 60 years, rapid growth of urban populations, changes in global commodity prices, and the decline in value of the PNG currency have stimulated demand for domestic fresh food. Selling fresh food in marketplaces has also become an attractive way to earn money for rural producers
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Does intra-country poverty convergence depend on spatial spillovers and the type of poverty measure? Evidence from Pakistan Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Zaira Najam, John Gibson
Knowing whether poverty rates converge within a country matters for regional development policy and for understanding growth processes. In this paper, we use five poverty measures, calculated biennially from 2004 to 2014 for 100 districts in Pakistan, to test for poverty convergence. Spatial autoregressive models are used to capture spatial spillovers. Conventional money-metric poverty measures, such
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Gender, entrepreneurship, and coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of GoFood merchants in Indonesia Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 Yesim Elhan-Kayalar, Yasuyuki Sawada, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
This paper examines business performance and crisis-mitigation strategies among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We utilise a new primary dataset based on administrative records, survey data, and follow-up interviews with merchants using the digital application GoFood, an on-demand cooked food delivery service. Three empirical findings emerge:
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Harnessing the potential of online marketplaces in the Philippines: Insights from the National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-17 Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Lawrence B. Dacuycuy
Using the Philippinesʼ first nationally representative survey designed to characterise digital commercial and non-commercial engagements, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT), the digital economy, and technology-enabled activities, we investigate the presence of gendered disparities in online marketplaces. This is consistent with the spirit of a gender and development
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Introduction to the special issue on social and economic impacts of online marketplaces on women in Asia Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-16 Ryan Edwards, Daniel Suryadarma
Online marketplaces are growing rapidly globally. They have the potential to significantly benefit women; however, these benefits are not guaranteed. A lack of information on the benefits of or how to participate in online marketplaces could mean womenʼs participation is at an inefficiently low level. Participation could also bring about unintended consequences. We introduce this special issue of Asia
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Willingness of women-led businesses in Pakistan to join formal e-commerce platforms Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Syed M. Hasan, M. Raza Mustafa Khan, Verda Arif
An equitable distribution of economic benefits from the recent growth of e-commerce in Pakistan requires inclusive adoption of formal digital marketplaces. The available literature and focused discussions reveal that most women-led businesses rely on informal e-commerce managed through social media applications and have incomplete and often incorrect information on the benefits and choices related
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Internet usage among women-led micro and small enterprises and household membersʼ use of the internet at home: Evidence from Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-15 Niken Kusumawardhani, Anna Falentina, Palmira Bachtiar, Veto Indrio
This study examines whether internet usage among micro and small enterprises (MSEs) could influence household membersʼ use of the internet in terms of intensity as well as usage for productive activities. Using longitudinal data from MSEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, covering the period before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the study finds that more intensive use of the internet by female entrepreneurs
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COVID-19 in the Pacific territories: Isolation, borders and the complexities of governance Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-11 John Connell
Early experience of COVID-19 in seven Pacific politically dependent territories (Guam, American Samoa, Pitcairn, Tokelau, French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia) emphasises a diversity of contexts, responses, outcomes and possible futures. The consequences of COVID-19, whether present or absent, included deaths, social isolation, impossibility of medical referrals, economic decline
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Women online: A study of Common Service Centres in India using a capability approach Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Meenakshi Rajeev, Supriya Bhandarkar
Income-generating activities by women are an effective means of reducing gender-based deprivation and disparities. In the constrained familial and community settings of developing economies, online platforms can be an appropriate means for women to carry out economic activities. In this context, important initiatives taken by the Government of India, such as the Common Service Centres scheme, are worth
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Kazakhstani womenʼs participation in online marketplaces: Benefits and barriers Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-17 Anel A. Kireyeva, Zaira T. Satpayeva, Gaukhar K. Kenzhegulova, Dana M. Kangalakova, Aruzhan Jussibaliyeva
This study aims to investigate womenʼs participation in offline and online marketplaces and identify related factors, particularly the digital divide, access to the internet, and the level of information and communications technology (ICT) proficiency. It discusses the empirical methodology of its two approaches: a descriptive analysis of statistical data and a sociological survey. This study employs
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The path to kina convertibility: An analysis of Papua New Guineaʼs foreign exchange market Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-11 Martin Davies, Marcel Schröder
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has faced a foreign exchange (forex) shortage since 2015. The Bank of PNG has resorted to forex rationing to protect reserves, leading to a large backlog of orders and import compression. This paper surveys the structure of PNGʼs forex market and analyses recent market conditions. We argue that a real exchange rate depreciation is required to restore currency convertibility.
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Female rural–urban migrants and online marketplaces in emerging economies: Evidence from Thailand and Vietnam Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-28 Trung Thanh Nguyen, Manh Hung Do
This research aimed to examine the factors affecting the participation of female rural–urban migrants in online marketplaces, and the welfare gains and their distribution. Our analysis was based on a unique dataset of rural households, villages, and rural–urban migrants in Thailand and Vietnam. Online market participation is classified into three activities: financial transactions, trading, and business
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Popular political attitudes in Samoa: Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-18 Michael Leach, Julien Barbara, Ioana Chan Mow, Sina Vaai, Christopher Mudaliar, Patila Amosa, Louise Mataia, Susana Tauaa, Taema Imo, Vernetta Heem
Popular political attitudes surveys have been conducted globally for several decades, but the Pacific region remains an exception. This paper presents the findings of the first Pacific Attitudes Survey (PAS), conducted in Samoa from December 2020-January 2021. Drawing on a nationally representative sample of Samoans of voting-age (n = 1319) the PAS gauges the attitudes of ordinary Samoans to their
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-10
No abstract is available for this article.
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Wage arbitrage through skilled emigration: Evidence from the Pacific Islands Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Satish Chand, Michael Clemens, Helen Dempster
Skilled workers in poor countries earn wages a fraction of that of their counterparts in rich nations. Here, we estimate the opportunities for wage arbitrage from emigration of workers from the Pacific Islands into Australia and New Zealand. Our calculations, based on wages earned by graduate accountants, computer science graduates and cooks with Certificate III qualifications, reveal wage premiums
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Global labour, local frameworks: Timor-Leste and Australiaʼs Seasonal Worker Programme Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-15 Michael Rose
In 2018–19 some 12,000 people from the Pacific and Timor-Leste came to Australia with its Seasonal Worker Programme (SWP), part of a worldwide trend towards labour mobility. The ways in which Timorese workers use money earned individually within the SWP are shaped by broadly collectivist frameworks for understanding wealth and work embedded in their home communities. Drawing on fieldwork in Timor-Leste
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Barriers to integrating diagnostic services for febrile illness to support surveillance and patient management in Asia-Pacific Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-14 Gamuchirai Pamela Gwaza, Marie Lamy, Rittika Datta, Sabine Dittrich
As malaria cases continue to decline in Asia, an integrated service delivery approach is ever more urgent to ensure that no malaria and fever cases are missed, and that malaria health workers continue contributing to broader infectious disease control efforts. However, despite its perceived merit, translating integrated surveillance into practice poses several systemic challenges. This article aims
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The hidden dimension to political instability: Insights from ministerial durations in Papua New Guinea from 1972 to 2017 Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Henry Ivarature
This article introduces a dataset on ministerial tenure in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The dataset, which spans from 1972 to 2017 and covers 15 governments and 321 ministers, is used to study ministerial duration and stability. To do this, two measures of ministerial duration and two stability indicators have been developed. These measures show that ministerial instability is high in PNG but it has not
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Meeting malaria elimination targets and remaining challenges: Qualitative research on perceptions of stakeholders in India and Southeast Asia Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Jamie Guth, Marie Lamy, Nikhil Murali, Patil Pankaj, Yongyuth Yuthavong
Meeting global and national malaria elimination targets requires identifying challenges as early as possible so that strategies can be modified to stay on track. This qualitative study of stakeholders who have a major influence on malaria programs across the Southeast Asian region, including those at a state level in India and at a national level in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, shows that
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Local divergence and obstacles to spur inclusive coastal development in Iloilo Province, the Philippines Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-16 Edo Andriesse
This purpose of this article is to demonstrate (1) how growing seaweed in the central Philippines is affected by multifaceted local dynamics and (2) how it is also dependent on the complementary livelihood strategies of in situ and ex situ diversification. This article explores the livelihood trajectories of 45 households that were all engaged in growing seaweed in 2015. Surveys and semi-structured
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-05-08
No abstract is available for this article.
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The role of men and women in agriculture and agricultural decisions in Vanuatu Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-04-12 Alexandra Peralta
This study uses a unique data set of 106 cocoa-growing households in Epi, Vanuatu, to study menʼs and womenʼs participation in decision-making concerning 17 agricultural activities. Women participate in many aspects of the production and postharvest activities of food and cash crops. However, women are disempowered when it comes to participating in, influencing, and having autonomy over decisions about
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Long live RAMSI? Peace-building, anti-corruption and political will in Solomon Islands Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Grant W. Walton, Husnia Hushang
Donor-led post-conflict interventions often involve the transfer of anti-corruption institutions and approaches. However, some question the sustainability of these efforts. This article examines the sustainability of anti-corruption funding during and after the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI) intervention (2003–2017), an international peace- and state-building mission. It focuses
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-12-16
No abstract is available for this article.
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Governance networks in the delivery of public healthcare services in the Pacific: Implementation of the Bougainville Healthy Communities Programme Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-12-24 Lhawang Ugyel
Networks play a vital role in the delivery of public services, especially in countries where governments are constrained by capacity and funds. This study develops a framework of governance networks based on two dimensions: at the national and community levels, and within the governmental and non-governmental sectors. Based on the framework, this article analyses the governance networks of the Bougainville
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-12
No abstract is available for this article.
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Notifiable diseases: Testing and treating every case to get ahead of the curve Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-09-21 Marie Lamy, Amita Chebbi, Rittika Datta, Phone Si Hein, Chris Erwin G. Mercado, Steve Mellor, Gao Qi, Geoff Clark
This article explains how making a disease notifiable by law is a core component of a robust and well-functioning health system. Mechanisms to rapidly detect and report existing or emerging infectious diseases in a timely manner are key to disease control and elimination. Using malaria in Asia-Pacific as a case in point, we explore different policy considerations involved in making malaria a notifiable
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Timor-Leste economic survey: The end of petroleum income Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-09-30 Charles Scheiner
As Timor-Leste nears the end of its petroleum-exporting era, the transition to a sustainable economy has become even more challenging due to partisan political competition, disastrous flooding and the pandemic. This article describes the current economic context, and deteriorating trends. After a brief discussion of the political situation and the impacts of COVID-19, it explores expenditure and income
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The impact of land fragmentation on food security in the North Central Coast, Vietnam Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-08-04 Tuyen Quang Tran, Huong Van Vu
While the effect of land fragmentation on farm efficiency and production diversification in Vietnam has been well established, no evidence exists for its effect on household food security. Using a unique dataset from household surveys in combination with micro-econometric models, the current study examines the impact of land fragmentation on food security in the poorest districts of Vietnam’s North
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Nationalism and economic openness: The cross-country evidence Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-10-07 Robert Breunig, Vishesh Agarwal, Sadia Arfin, Samuel Weldeegzie, Tong Zhang
Using cross-country data, we find little evidence that economic openness has an impact on the level of nationalism in countries. We use three waves of the World Values Survey from 1999 through 2014 combined with data on economic openness from the Penn World Tables. Across all three waves, we find no statistically significant relationship between economic openness and nationalism. However, there is
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The politics of funding universal healthcare: Diverting local tobacco taxes to subsidise the national health scheme in Indonesia Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-09-24 Abdillah Ahsan, Elisabeth Kramer, Nadhila Adani, Askar Muhammad, Nadira Amalia
In Indonesia, the national universal health coverage scheme (Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional [JKN]) has consistently overspent against its budget since it was introduced in 2014. In 2017, a new regulation diverted 37.5% of tobacco tax revenue collected at the district and city level to the central government in order to increase government contributions to the JKN. Through a review of policy documents and
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Local child protection in the Philippines: A case study of actors, processes and key risks for children Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-09-07 Steven Roche, Catherine Flynn
This article explores the child protection actors, processes and child maltreatment issues in a regional Local Government Unit in the Philippines. Utilising a qualitative case study design, it engages with 14 young people with histories of child maltreatment and 13 key child protection actors, exploring their views and experiences of child protection actions, processes and outcomes. The findings highlight
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Increasing smallholder farmers’ market participation through technology adoption in rural Timor-Leste Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-07-31 Sonia Akter, Namrata Chindarkar, William Erskine, Luc Spyckerelle, Julie Imron, Lucia Viana Branco
This study examines the role of high-yielding maize varieties as one of the key drivers of smallholder farmers’ market participation in a highly subsistence rural economy. The analysis is based on the End-of-Program Survey data collected by the Seeds of Life program in 2016 covering 700 households in rural Timor-Leste. The results reveal significant positive impacts of technology adoption on farmers’
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Labour law reform and labour market outcomes in Vietnam Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-07-22 Kieu-Dung Nguyen, Duc-Thanh Nguyen, Duy-Dat Nguyen, Van-Anh Thi Tran
Although there has been substantial literature on the economic impact of labour legislation in the world, the number of studies related to Vietnam is, surprisingly, very small. Our article provides the first evidence on the link between labour law and various labour market outcomes using the Vietnamese context. We examine how labour supply, earnings and social protection outcomes adjusted to labour
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-06-02
No abstract is available for this article.
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Local government performance and democratic consolidation: Explaining ordinance proposal in Busan Metropolitan Council Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-05-07 Byung-Jae Lee, Tae Wan Kim, Jaekwon Suh, O. Fiona Yap
This article assesses the role of local councils as a conduit for democratic consolidation through the examination of the legislative performance of the members of a South Korean metropolitan city council. We collected data on ordinance proposals in Busan Metropolitan Council from 2006 to 2018 (the 5th to 7th Councils) and analysed, first, the effects of individual attributes of local council members
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Peri-urbanisation in Papua: A participatory and geospatial impact assessment of peri-urban development and transmigration in Port Numbay Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-05-07 Johni R. V. Korwa, Nicholas Metherall, Barrisen Rumabar, John Herman Mampioper, Tironi Ranathunga
This article aims to shed light on the impacts of peri-urbanisation processes across two case studies in Port Numbay within the Province of Papua. Five methods were used to gather data: focus group discussions, semi-structured interviews, archival research, ethnographic observations, and remote sensing imagery and geospatial analysis tools. The results generated insights into: (1) the lasting legacy
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Eliminating again, for the last time: A case study of donor support for malaria in Solomon Islands Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-05-04 Camilla Burkot, Katherine Gilbert
Malaria elimination has been a recurring policy goal in Solomon Islands and has historically succeeded in attracting substantial donor support. Drawing on literature review and key informant interviews, we examine the influence of foreign aid on malaria control and elimination efforts in Solomon Islands between 2002 and 2016, as a unique case study of an Asia-Pacific country with high malaria burden
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Decentralisation and government trust in South Korea: Distinguishing local government trust from national government trust Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Jae Hyun Lee, Jaekwon Suh
This article examines how people's confidence in their governments changed in the context of South Korean decentralisation. South Korea provides a unique case to answer the question because it is one of the world's most rapid modernisers and has maintained autonomous local systems across three decades of decentralisation. Analysing data from the first and fourth wave of the Asian Barometer Survey in
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Better service delivery, more satisfied citizens? The mediating effects of local government management capacity in South Korea Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-02-09 Geiguen Shin, Byong-Kuen Jhee
Does decentralisation lead to higher citizens' satisfaction with the public services that local governments provide? Despite arguments that decentralisation improves public service delivery, studies have not successfully verified the effects of decentralisation on citizen evaluations of local government services. Given the importance of increased local empowerment in promoting desired public goods
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Addressing hard-to-reach populations for achieving malaria elimination in the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network countries Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Kinley Wangdi, Ayodhia Pitaloka Pasaribu, Archie C.A. Clements
Member countries of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network are pursuing the regional goal of malaria elimination by 2030. The countries are in different phases of malaria elimination, but most have demonstrated success in shrinking the malaria map in the region. However, continued transmission in hard-to-reach populations, including border and forest malaria, remains an important challenge. In
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Further evidence needed to change policy for the safe and effective radical cure of vivax malaria: Insights from the 2019 annual APMEN Vivax Working Group meeting Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2021-01-12 Varunika Sonani Hapuwatte Ruwanpura, Spike Nowak, Emily Gerth-Guyette, Minerva Theodora, Lek Dysoley, Mebratom Haile, Koen Peeters Grietens, Ric Norman Price, Caroline Anita Lynch, Kamala Thriemer
New diagnostics and treatment options for the radical cure of Plasmodium vivax malaria are now available. At the 2019 annual meeting of the Vivax Working Group of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network, participants took part in a roundtable discussion to identify further evidence required to introduce these new tools into policy and practice. Key gaps identified were accuracy and reliability
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Issue Information Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies (IF 1.4) Pub Date : 2020-10-31
No abstract is available for this article.