The Withering State Debate: Evidence From Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising Economies
It has been frequently argued that under globalisation, the state's ability to make autonomous decisions declines and the state withers away as it adapts to the lowest common denominator of taxation and social services in order to attract global investment flows. This paper challenges the wi...
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| description | It has been frequently argued that under globalisation, the state's ability to make
autonomous decisions declines and the state withers away as it adapts to the
lowest common denominator of taxation and social services in order to attract
global investment flows. This paper challenges the withering-state theory. States
are not hapless victims of globalisation, but active facilitators. Through the case
studies of Vietnam and Malaysia, it is demonstrated that the state makes decisions
about globalisation—either to engage in it or to retreat from it—based on the
state's perceived interest. Moreover, the state is perfectly capable of reversing
these decisions as state interests change over time |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-403362018-05-14T05:11:06Z http://eprints.usm.my/40336/ The Withering State Debate: Evidence From Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising Economies Jandl, Thomas P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) It has been frequently argued that under globalisation, the state's ability to make autonomous decisions declines and the state withers away as it adapts to the lowest common denominator of taxation and social services in order to attract global investment flows. This paper challenges the withering-state theory. States are not hapless victims of globalisation, but active facilitators. Through the case studies of Vietnam and Malaysia, it is demonstrated that the state makes decisions about globalisation—either to engage in it or to retreat from it—based on the state's perceived interest. Moreover, the state is perfectly capable of reversing these decisions as state interests change over time Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM Press) 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40336/1/Thomas_Jandl_The-Withering_State_Debate.pdf Jandl, Thomas (2009) The Withering State Debate: Evidence From Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising Economies. International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (IJAPS), 5 (1). pp. 55-80. ISSN ISSN: 1823-6243 http://ijaps.usm.my/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Thomas_Jandl_The-Withering_State_Debate.pdf |
| spellingShingle | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) Jandl, Thomas The Withering State Debate: Evidence From Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising Economies |
| title | The Withering State Debate: Evidence From
Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising
Economies |
| title_full | The Withering State Debate: Evidence From
Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising
Economies |
| title_fullStr | The Withering State Debate: Evidence From
Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising
Economies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Withering State Debate: Evidence From
Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising
Economies |
| title_short | The Withering State Debate: Evidence From
Malaysia's And Vietnam's Globalising
Economies |
| title_sort | withering state debate evidence from malaysia s and vietnam s globalising economies |
| topic | P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40336/1/Thomas_Jandl_The-Withering_State_Debate.pdf |
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