Introduction to the Special Issue on "Public Administration and Policy in Vietnam"
In: International journal of public administration, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 1-3
ISSN: 1532-4265
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In: International journal of public administration, Band 45, Heft 1, S. 1-3
ISSN: 1532-4265
In: Journal for studies in economics and econometrics: SEE, Band 34, Heft 3, S. 85-109
ISSN: 0379-6205
In: The British journal of social work, Band 39, Heft 8, S. 1499-1517
ISSN: 1468-263X
In: Governance: an international journal of policy and administration and institutions, Band 7, Heft 4, S. 412-430
ISSN: 0952-1895
THIS ARTICLE SEEKS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EMERGING LITERATURE ON MOVING 'BEYOND THE DEVELOPMENTAL STATE' BY TRACING THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF 'GUERRILLA CAPITALISM' IN TAIWAN'S POLITICAL ECONOMY. THE SUCCESS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMES) WITH LITTLE LINKAGE TO THE STATE IN TAIWAN STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT MORE THAN STATE LEADERSHIP MUST HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ISLAND'S 'ECONOMIC MIRACLE.' THE SMES ARE QUITE IMPORTANT FOR THE OVERALL ECONOMY, ESPECIALLY THE EXPORT SECTOR WHERE THEY HAVE LONG ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF TOTAL EXPORTS. THEIR SUCCESS HAS RESULTED FROM THE PRACTICE OF 'GUERRILLA CAPITALISM' WHICH INCLUDES AGGRESSIVE AND EVEN AUDACIOUS PURSUIT OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, EXTREME FLEXIBILITY IN RAPIDLY FILLING EVEN SMALL ORDERS, ATTENTION TO QUALITY AND DESIGN, AUDACIOUS BIDDING, PARTICIPATION IN COMPLEX NETWORKS OF SUBCONTRACTING,AND ONLY PARTIAL OBSERVATION AT BEST OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS, SUCH AS THOSE REGARDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. THE EMERGENCE OF GUERRILLA CAPITALISM, IN TURN, CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THE LONG-STANDING CHALLENGE IN CHINESE HISTORY TO 'OFFICIAL' CONFUCIANISM BY A 'HETERODOX COUNTERCULTURE' THAT IS QUITE CONDUCIVE TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES.
In: Asia Pacific business review, Band 29, Heft 3, S. 546-569
ISSN: 1743-792X
In: Public organization review: a global journal, Band 24, Heft 2, S. 631-656
ISSN: 1573-7098
In: Population: revue bimestrielle de l'Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques. French edition, Band 47, Heft 5, S. 1319
ISSN: 0718-6568, 1957-7966
This project asks "what if we had a constantly updated assessment of our own personal impact on the environment?" It explores how models of environmental exposure and impact can be refined with GPS location data to show us the effects of lifestyle choices that we make every day—their contribution to the environment that we live in with our children, parents, and neighbors. This is the personal, real-time equivalent of government-mandated Environmental Impact Reports and Health Impact Assessments, which document the impact of construction and public works projects on our environment and health.
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Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating the societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this research we used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how we might get there. Findings suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues. They will also need to go beyond producing knowledge about our world to generating wisdom about how to act within it. To get to envisioned systems we will need to rapidly scale methodological innovations, connect innovators, and creatively accelerate learning about working with intractable challenges. We will also need to create new funding schemes, a global knowledge commons, and challenge deeply held assumptions. To genuinely be a creative force in supporting longevity of human and non-human life on our planet, the shift in knowledge systems will probably need to be at the scale of the enlightenment and speed of the scientific and technological revolution accompanying the second World War. This will require bold and strategic action from governments, scientists, civic society and sustained transformational intent.
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Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their impact is measured against the level of progress being made in stimulating the societal changes needed to address challenges like climate change. In this research we used a novel futures-oriented and participatory approach that asked what future envisioned knowledge systems might need to look like and how we might get there. Findings suggest that envisioned future systems will need to be much more collaborative, open, diverse, egalitarian, and able to work with values and systemic issues. They will also need to go beyond producing knowledge about our world to generating wisdom about how to act within it. To get to envisioned systems we will need to rapidly scale methodological innovations, connect innovators, and creatively accelerate learning about working with intractable challenges. We will also need to create new funding schemes, a global knowledge commons, and challenge deeply held assumptions. To genuinely be a creative force in supporting longevity of human and non-human life on our planet, the shift in knowledge systems will probably need to be at the scale of the enlightenment and speed of the scientific and technological revolution accompanying the second World War. This will require bold and strategic action from governments, scientists, civic society and sustained transformational intent.
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