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Cluster-Based Industrial Development:

KAIZEN Management for MSE Growth in Developing Countries

by T. Sonobe, K. Otsuka ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book attempts to provide an effective strategy for industrial development based on the KAIZEN management training experiments conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Tanzania. We focus on micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in industrial clusters, because clusters consisting of MSEs are ubiquitous and have high potential to grow. ... Read more

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This book attempts to provide an effective strategy for industrial development based on the KAIZEN management training experiments conducted in Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Tanzania. We focus on micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in industrial clusters, because clusters consisting of MSEs are ubiquitous and have high potential to grow.
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Cluster-Based Industrial Development

A Comparative Study of Asia and Africa

by T. Sonobe, K. Otsuka ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters. ... Read more

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This book examines how to promote industrial development in low-income countries. It considers the role of traders in the evolution of a cluster, the role of managerial human capital, the effect of the 'China shock', and the role of industrial policies focused on international knowledge transfer in supporting the upgrading of clusters.
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Emerging States and Economies

Their Origins, Drivers, and Challenges Ahead

Edited by Takashi Shiraishi, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies
This open access book asks why and how some of the developing countries have “emerged” under a set of similar global conditions, what led individual countries to choose the particular paths that led to their “emergence,” and what challenges confront them. If we are to understand the nature of major risks and uncertainties in the world, we must look squarely at the political and economic dynamics ... Read more

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This open access book asks why and how some of the developing countries have “emerged” under a set of similar global conditions, what led individual countries to choose the particular paths that led to their “emergence,” and what challenges confront them. If we are to understand the nature of major risks and uncertainties in the world, we must look squarely at the political and economic dynamics
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Next-Generation of Empirical Research in Economics

Edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Takashi Kurosaki, Yasuyuki Sawada, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
Leading Japanese economists passionately discuss the frontiers of empirical research in economics and the future of it in this book. The book explores the impact that recent econometrics and empirical research has had on labor economics, development economics, international trade theory, behavioral economics, economic history, and macroeconomics. Each chapter consists of a main text, comments, and ... Read more

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Leading Japanese economists passionately discuss the frontiers of empirical research in economics and the future of it in this book. The book explores the impact that recent econometrics and empirical research has had on labor economics, development economics, international trade theory, behavioral economics, economic history, and macroeconomics. Each chapter consists of a main text, comments, and
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Developmental State Building

The Politics of Emerging Economies

Edited by Yusuke Takagi, Veerayooth Kanchoochat, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This open access book modifies and revitalizes the concept of the ‘developmental state’ to understand the politics of emerging economy through nuanced analysis on the roles of human agency in the context of structural transformation. In other words, there is a revived interest in the ‘developmental state’ concept. The nature of the ‘emerging state’ is characterized by its attitude toward economic ... Read more

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Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa

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Edited by Jonna P. Estudillo, Yoko Kijima, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This Open Access book explores the multifaceted nature of agricultural and rural development in Asia and examines the extent to which the Asian experience is being replicated in contemporary Africa. This volume compiles the works of top scholars who provided analyses and evidences from household-level surveys collected for many years in several parts of Asia and Africa. The most important finding ... Read more

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This Open Access book explores the multifaceted nature of agricultural and rural development in Asia and examines the extent to which the Asian experience is being replicated in contemporary Africa. This volume compiles the works of top scholars who provided analyses and evidences from household-level surveys collected for many years in several parts of Asia and Africa. The most important finding
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Living on the Edge

Climate Change and Human-Wildlife Interactions in the Buxa Tiger Reserve of India

by Pritha Datta, Bhagirath Behera, Dil Bahadur Rahut, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
In a rapidly changing climate, understanding the complex interactions between humans and wildlife is crucial for fostering coexistence. This book offers an in-depth analysis of how climate change exacerbates conflicts between local communities and wildlife in the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Through historical insights, current challenges, and community narratives, it reveals the adaptive strategies ... Read more

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In a rapidly changing climate, understanding the complex interactions between humans and wildlife is crucial for fostering coexistence. This book offers an in-depth analysis of how climate change exacerbates conflicts between local communities and wildlife in the Buxa Tiger Reserve. Through historical insights, current challenges, and community narratives, it reveals the adaptive strategies
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Applying the Kaizen in Africa

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Edited by Keijiro Otsuka, Kimiaki Jin, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
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At present, how to develop industries is a burning issue in Africa, where population growth remains high and economic development has thus far failed to provide sufficient jobs for many, especially young people and women. The creation of productive jobs through industrial development ought to be a central issue in steering economic activity across the continent.The authors of this book, consisting
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Strengthening the Climate–Nature–Food Nexus

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by V. Ratna Reddy, Dil B. Rahut, Tetsushi Sonobe, Anurag Krishna Vippala ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book highlights the interdependencies, trade-offs, and competing demands of climate, nature, and food (C-N-F) constitute a nexus. Managing this nexus ensures the integrity of ecosystem services and sustains natural capital. Before elaborating on the process of nexus, it would come in handy to explain how the terms ‘climate’, ‘nature’, and ‘food’ are used in the present context. ‘Climate’ is ... Read more

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This book highlights the interdependencies, trade-offs, and competing demands of climate, nature, and food (C-N-F) constitute a nexus. Managing this nexus ensures the integrity of ecosystem services and sustains natural capital. Before elaborating on the process of nexus, it would come in handy to explain how the terms ‘climate’, ‘nature’, and ‘food’ are used in the present context. ‘Climate’ is
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Beyond Income

Subjective Well-Being and Rural Transformation in Asia

Edited by Wanglin Ma, Dil B. Rahut, Tetsushi Sonobe ...

Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This Open Access book offers a new perspective for understanding rural transformation by moving beyond traditional income-based measures of development. It demonstrates that improvements in income alone do not necessarily lead to better lives in rural Asia and that subjective well-being—reflected in people’s happiness, life satisfaction, and mental health—provides a richer lens for evaluating ... Read more

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This Open Access book offers a new perspective for understanding rural transformation by moving beyond traditional income-based measures of development. It demonstrates that improvements in income alone do not necessarily lead to better lives in rural Asia and that subjective well-being—reflected in people’s happiness, life satisfaction, and mental health—provides a richer lens for evaluating
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Emerging Challenges in Banking in Asia and the Pacific

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Series series Economics and Finance (R0)
This open access book examines how banking systems in Asia and the Pacific can remain resilient in the face of future shocks, drawing lessons from past crises and current policy challenges. As climate change, technological disruption, increasing global interconnectedness reshape the banking landscape and pose implications to financial stability, the volume explores key issues including digital ... Read more

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This open access book examines how banking systems in Asia and the Pacific can remain resilient in the face of future shocks, drawing lessons from past crises and current policy challenges. As climate change, technological disruption, increasing global interconnectedness reshape the banking landscape and pose implications to financial stability, the volume explores key issues including digital
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Bank Regulation and Supervision Practices in South Asia

by Rachita Gulati, Tetsushi Sonobe, Dil B Rahut, Sunil Kumar ...

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Bank Regulation and Supervision Practices in South Asia presents a comprehensive analysis of bank regulation and supervision practices in South Asia, offering in-depth country-specific and cross-country insights into regulatory frameworks and their harmonization within the region. Focusing on six South Asian countries — Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Maldives, and Sri Lanka — the book ... Read more

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