Wirtschaft Economy

Nr. 164/165 (2022) Artikel Article 96–116 {:en}From Arabian Nights to China’s Bordeaux: Wine, Local Identity, and Ningxia’s Place within the Chinese NationNingxia, a comparatively small and underdeveloped autonomous region for China’s Muslim Hui minority in the country’s northwest, has increasingly received attention as the home of Chinese grape wine in both domestic and international media. This image of Ningxia as a home of wine is comparatively recent, and significant in several regards: first, wine fills a … von by Michael Malzer
Nr. 164/165 (2022) Research Note 117–39 {:en}Between Memories and Taboos: The Formation of Alternative Vietnamese and Myanmarese Spaces of Citizenship and BelongingIn the postcolonial states of Southeast Asia, governments weaponize their histories to create spaces of legitimate memories for nation-building processes.Local identities that do not conform to the official historiography are silenced. Beyond these state-sanctioned boundaries, however, alternative practices of remembrance are upheld that can challenge the state to produce different forms of belonging, identity, and … von by Franziska Susana Nicolaisen, Mirjam Le und and Mandy Fox
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 17–42 {:en}Untangling Agricultural Ethics: Women’s Collective Agriculture in India as AlterbiopoliticsAlternative food narratives imply an ethical relationship to food production and consumption practices. Organic food and agriculture are known as ethical alternatives since they use methods which counter dominant food systems and markets dependent on industrial agriculture and chemical inputs. The organic movement itself, although global, is locally articulated and relationally situated in ecologies, cultures … von by Enid Still
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 43–62 {:en}Legally Entitled or Dispossessed? Gender, Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Agrarian Transformation in CambodiaOver the last decade, large-scale land acquisitions for the purposes of natural resource extraction and agribusiness have expanded in several countries, particularly in the Global South. In Cambodia, large-scale land acquisitions were enabled through Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) under the 2001 Land Law, which also transformed customary norms governing land access. Between 2001 and 2012, … von by Saba Joshi
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 63–86 {:en}At the Capitalist Frontier: Changing the Riverine Ethnic Identity in Central KalimantanEthnic identity has long been a contested issue in Kalimantan, the home island of the Dayak in Indonesia. This paper draws on fieldwork in a Dayak Murung village to trace the evolution of Dayak ethnic identity – understood as a process of transformation through encounter – in response to successive waves of territorialisation for the … von by Siti Maimunah
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 87–117 {:en}Integrating Organic Farming into the Indonesian Bioeconomy? Sustainable Agriculture between Productivism and Deep EcologyThe production, utilisation and management of natural and biological resources, and the rapidly expanding web of relations accompanying them, are increasingly conceptualised as a ‘bioeconomy’, or as multiple bioeconomies. Various interpretations of the concept set different premises and priorities. In Indonesia, the bioeconomy as a national project aims to improve resource efficiency and to find … von by Patrick Keilbart
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Research Note 118–35 {:en}Who is Driving Financial Market Governance of Cryptocurrencies in Japan? Actors and Institutions behind Japan’s FinTech RevolutionThe spread of FinTech around the globe has posed new challenges for financial market governance. As disruptive new products and technologies such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain reshape financial markets and lead to new forms of financial services, established financial institutions and government agencies alike face the challengers’ new businesses. Among these are cryptocurrency exchanges and … von by Felix Doege
Nr. 158/159 (2021) Research Note 118–33 {:en}Debt Risk after the Reform: China’s Land-Backed Municipal BondsLand-backed borrowing emerged as one of China’s major economic risks after the accumulation of local-government debts and the implementation of the CNY 4 trillion fiscal stimulus package in 2008. Despite the introduction of far-reaching debt reform and the reorganization of local-borrowing mechanisms in 2015, the era of land-backed debt increases and the leveraging of public-land … von by Timna Michlmayr
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 79–101 {:en}Commercialization versus De-intensification? Markets, Livelihoods, and Agricultural Change in Northern PakistanBased on a case study in northern Pakistan, this paper investigates the complex processes of change that have reshaped local farming systems there in recent decades. In Pakistan, agricultural policies emphasize intensification and productivity growth as overarching, nationwide goals. In an empirical investigation of changing farming practices in the mountain district of Nagar, guided by … von by Michael Spies
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 102–24 {:en}Tracing Anthropogenic Impact on Arsenic Mobility in the Groundwater of Bangladesh and Southeast Asia — A Review of Methods and ResultsThe effect of anthropogenic impact on groundwater resources in Southeast Asian countries is subject to scientific debate, since it is increasingly considered a contributor to the observed contamination of groundwater with arsenic. It can be diverse, and range from direct pollution, through alteration of hydraulic conditions to indirect effects on geochemical conditions and reactions. While … von by Charlotte N. Stirn, Martin V. Maier und and Olaf Bubenzer
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Rezensionen 219–21 {:en}Julia Chuang: Beneath the China Boom: Labor, Citizenship, and the Making of a Rural Land MarketOakland: University of California Press, 2020. 231 pp., Paperback 23.08 EUR In this multisited ethnography, based on fieldwork conducted in various stages between 2007 and 2011, Julia Chuang follows the fate of China’s rural population as the country is shifting from economic growth through cheap migrant labor to growth through rural urbanization. To explain this … von by Isabel Heger-Laube
Nr. 154/155 (2020) Rezensionen 167–69 {:de}Thomas Kalinowski: Why International Cooperation is Failing. How the Clash of Capitalisms Undermines the Regulation of FinanceOxford University Press, 2019. 279 S. Sachkundige Schelme meinen, Kapitalismus ohne Krise sei wie Katholizismus ohne Sünde. Reuigen Sündern, so sie Buße tun, wird vergeben. Kapitalistische Übeltäter, so sie systemrelevant sind, brauchen nicht einmal bußfertig zu sein, sie werden gerettet, mit dem Steuergeld der Opfer. Das sind klobige Verallgemeinerungen, es bedarf der Differenzierung und die … von by Werner Pfennig
Nr. 150/151 (2019) Artikel Article 5–27 {:de}Wertschöpfungsketten von Luxustextilien in DelhiIn the last three decades, Delhi has witnessed the emergence of an independent textile industry that focuses on the production of highly specialized luxury garments. Until the 1980s, the Indian garment industry was mainly characterized by self- employed, locally operating tailors, and unorganized retailers. By that time, a few innovative entrepreneurs had identified the potential … von by Carsten Butsch, Tine Trumpp, Pit C. Fuisting und and Frauke Kraas
Nr. 150/151 (2019) Artikel Article 28–51 {:de}Klimaneutrale Elektromobilität in IndienFor long, the breakthrough of electric vehicles seemed an intractable challenge. All kinds of concerns and reservations were uttered: these vehicles were too expensive, had range issues, would require additional infrastructure for charging, and were not more environmentally friendly than conventional vehicles when running on a power mix dominated by fossil fuels. These perceptions are … von by Annika Bose Styczynski
Nr. 148 (2018) Rezensionen 106–107 {:en}Minxin Pei: China’s Crony Capitalism – The Dynamics of Regime DecayCambridge, London: Harvard University Press, 2016. 376 S., 31,50 EUR With his recent work on China’s crony capitalism, Minxin Pei produces an extensive and detailed study on phenomena of corruption in present-day China. He does not solely focus on corruption as a phenomenon in general, but narrows his analysis on what he calls crony capitalism. … von by Carolin Kautz
Nr. 147 (2018) Artikel Article 38–63 {:en}How Much Is My Face Worth? Neoliberal Subjectification, the Beauty Economy, and the Internet Celebrity Culture in ChinaSince 2015 a new category of media star has come to public awareness and sparked controversial discussion in China: internet celebrity (Wanghong). Wanghongs build their fame and fandom mostly on their eye-catching and hyperfeminine appearance, which they present extensively on social media platforms to gain public attention and to acquire followers and fans. The stereotypical … von by Anett Dippner
Nr. 145 (2017) Artikel Article 24–44 {:de}Die Rolle des Staates in Aufwertungsprozessen der Öl- und Gasindustrie – der Fall VietnamStarting with the doi moi reforms, Vietnam has gradually been integrated into the global production network (GPN) of the oil and gas industry. However the mere integration into these global production processes does not guarantee regional economic outcomes; this depends, rather, on the exact position within the GPN. In these industries especially, states can play … von by Linus Kalvelage und and Moritz Breul
Nr. 144 (2017) Artikel Article 58–69 {:en}Perspectives for Economic Research on ChinaChina-related economic and business research constitutes a small but growing field of expertise outside China. The article discusses three key questions regarding the perspectives of economic and business research on China as an academic discipline in Germany. First, why is research on China's economy necessary and relevant? Second, how did the discipline emerge and develop? … von by Doris Fischer
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 5–24 {:en}China’s Role in Global Transition Processes to Sustainability — A Role Theoretical ApproachThe transition to sustainability is a global project, and without China as an active supporter coping with this challenge will be impossible for the international community. The necessity to involve China is exemplified by the case of greenhouse gases (GHGs): the country is already responsible for about 28 percent of global emissions. In recent years … von by Ulrike Solmecke
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 25–46 {:en}Taiwan’s Polycentric Strategy Within the Environmental Regime Complex on Climate ChangeFor decades, Taiwan has tried to become part of the global climate mitigation program within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). While these endeavors have been ineffective, a transnational regime complex on climate change mitigation has still emerged over the years. In recent years Taiwan’s sovereignty-centered approach has transformed toward this polycentric … von by Reinhard Biedermann
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 47–63 {:de}Transfer und Aneignung. Europäische Musik in KoreaThe present contribution concerns itself with this key question: Under what conditions and in what form can European music be transferred to and appropriated by another place, and what are the consequences that follow from this kind of transfer and appropriation in particular societies situated outside of Europe? A consideration of Korean society from the … von by Jin-Ah Kim
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 64–92 {:en}The Mobility Intentions of Privileged and Middling Migrant Professionals in Singapore: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, and the Effects of the “Singaporeans First” StrategyResearch on highly skilled migrants, transnational elites, and expatriates has often portrayed these groups as displaying an exceptional readiness for mobility, moving through a frictionless world, and belonging to an elite or privileged class in their host countries. Also, it has mostly focused on the migration of professionals from the West to low- or middle-income … von by Tabea Bork-Hüffer
Nr. 142 (2017) Artikel Article 12–31 {:en}Governance of the Low-Carbon Transition in China: The Building and Transport SectorsRapid urbanization is one of the key features of China’s modern development. Chinese cities, growing in number and scale, consume evermore energy and their carbon footprint makes the country the world’s largest carbon emitter. In response, China is now pursuing low-carbon development. The low-carbon transition ideal suggests a fundamental change in the way that energy … von by Julia Aristova und and Xiaoli Lin
Nr. 142 (2017) Artikel Article 32–53 {:en}The Concept of “Political Innovation” and Its Application in China and South KoreaResearch on “innovation” has focused mainly on its technological and economic varieties, but there are at present relatively few studies about innovation in social and political contexts. In view of the limited number of relevant studies, this article explores the understanding of innovation from the perspective of Political Science — as well as the Social … von by Weijing Le und and Youngah Guahk

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