国際開発•協力の中核的学際研究プロジェクト展開

A Power Point Presentation (パワーポイント プレゼンテーション)

"Controlling the Impact of Globalization on the Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle: An International Comparative Study" (H22-25 JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research: Kiban (A) Project)

"Development and Happiness: An Inquiry into the Diversification and Endogenization of the Goals of Development" (H23-25 JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research: Challenging Exploratory Research Project)

"A Comprehensive Analysis of Development Strategies under Globalization: Establishing 'International Development Economics' as a Synthesis of Economics, Politics/Law, and Culture" (H22-21 JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research: Kiban (B) Project)

JSPS Scientific Research: Kiban (A) Research Proposal

English Version . . . . . . . . Japanese Version

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Kiban (A) Research Objective (Summary)

...In the development process of developing countries under economic globalization, it is essential to understand the expanding mechanism of the domestic and interstate economic gap which links to each other and becomes multi-layered. Without these efforts, an economic growth that leads to poverty reduction (i.e. Pro-Poor Growth) cannot be achieved. The international trade theory and the theories of international capital flow stress that international economic integration brings about symmetrical effect and phenomena to the developed and developing nations; thus, it will enable to reduce poverty through benefiting mainly the (less skilled) laborers in developing countries. Numerous existing empirical studies agreed that economic integration contributes to poverty reduction on the basis that it accelerates growth “on average”, while being neutral to the distribution of benefits, again “on average”.  However, in reality, there exists a number of “dispersion” in this “average” relation, both from the transnational and chronological aspects. This implies that there are countries in which integration to the global economy does not bring in growth. Even if it does produce growth, it does not derive poverty reduction due to inequality in income distribution and spatial distribution of industry.

...Hence, this research intends to elaborate a “cross-national study” on the “interstate dispersion” of the impact (growth, inequality, and poverty) that international economic integration provides to the (economic) society of the developing countries, along with the specific factors that determine the outcome in each nation (such as socio-economic institutions and policy packages).  Further, the study targets to propose a development strategy under globalization, and to reexamine and rebuild the theoretical models of international economic integration. 

...The ongoing process of globalization involves the three major currents of political, economic, and cultural integration.  It has also been propelled by the four undercurrents in the struggle and integration of ideology, human being, information, and institution. Given this multi-layered process of globalization, this research challenges to examine “poverty” not only from the economic indicators such as income and expenditures but also from the viewpoints of “well being” and “happiness” of the people under consideration.

JSPS Scientific Research: Challenging Exploratory Research Proposal

Japanese Version

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Challenging Exploratory Research Objective (挑戦的萌芽研究目的概要)

...世界の国際開発・協力コミュニティにおいて「開発」の目的は、先ず所得増大・雇用機会の増大を通じた所得・消費貧困の削減(経済開発)であるとされ、次に医療・保健・衛生・教育水準の向上(社会開発)が直接・間接的に目的とされ、更には人権・自由（社会的排除の回避を含む）の確立に繋がる人間のエンパワーメントを主体とした能力・機会向上（人間開発）へと拡大・進化してきた。当研究者も開発研究を『国際開発学入門―開発学の学際的構築』としてまとめ、多様化・多目的化する開発努力への学際的取組みを、開発経済学・開発政治学・開発社会学をコアに関連諸学問を統合する研究として提示した（2010年国際開発学会賞・特別賞受賞）。現在基盤Ａ(海外学術)研究で、グローバル化の貧困や格差への影響が諸国間で異なる事由を解き明かす国際共同比較制度分析を展開中であるが、ここにおいて開発の目的関数の設定において開発経済学者が経済成長促進を通じて達成すべき究極の目的の内生化を試みる革新的研究の必要性を痛感するに至った。従来の(開発)制度経済学に最新の行動経済学の視点を取り込む理論フレームワークを構築・応用し、人間や国家社会の「幸福」を開発哲学としてきたブータン王国やタイ王国、成長から幸福へと舵取りを進める中国の関連研究第1人者の協力を得て、理論分析とケース分析の両面から21世紀にふさわしい「開発の目的」の開拓研究を行いたい。
経済活動のグローバリゼーション下の途上国開発においては、国内、国家間の格差が連動・重層化しながら拡大していくメカニズムを理解し、対処に努めなければ貧困削減につながる経済成長（Pro-Poor Growth）を達成することはできない。また、グローバリゼーションの影響を考える上で、グローバル化には政治・経済・文化の3大潮流とイデオロギー・人・情報・制度の4底流のあることを踏まえ、「貧困」を経済的指標のみならず、国民の福祉（well being）なり幸福（happiness）なりからも捉え直す試みに挑戦したい。

'Happiness and Economic Development' Conference

(August 9-12, 2001 at Thimpu, Bhutan)

Bhutan Conference HP by Earth Institute, Columbia University, USA

The Centre for Bhutan Studies, Bhutan

Presentations made by Prof. Shigeru T. Otsubo and Ms. Yumeka Hirano (RA) can be downloaded!!

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Happiness Japanese Style Presentation (long version, PPT)

Happiness Japanese Style Presentation (long version, ZIP file)

Happiness Japanese Style Presentation (short version, PPT)

Happiness Japanese Style Presentation (short version, ZIP file)

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International Symposium at the 22nd JASID National Conference

International Symposium (English) 　国際シンポジウム (Japanese)

Panelist Supplement

(Sunday, November 27, 2011; 9:30am - 12 noon)

Diversification of Development Goals under Globalization:
Perspectives from Asia, Africa, and Japan

グローバリゼーション下で多様化する開発目的
−アジアの視点・アフリカの視点・我が国の視点−

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The 22nd JASID National Conference (at Nagoya University: November 26-27)

Symposium Presentations

Prof. Shigeru Otsubo's Introduction

Dasho Karma Ura's Presentation File ... Video Clip

Ms. Paranee Watana's Presentation File

Prof. Yaw Asante's Presentation File

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1st Nagoya Workshop

(November 24-25, 2011 at GSID, Nagoya University)

Workshop Photo Album 

JSPS International Joint Research Project 1st Nagoya Workshop (November 24-28)

Project Research Matrix 

Research Matrix (as of May 23, 2011) . . . . . . . . GSID RA Assignments

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Project Schedule 

Project Schedule (as of May 23, 2011) 1-page PDF

Project Schedule (as of May 23, 2011) 2-page PDF

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Participating Reseaarchers at GSID, Nagoya University 

1. Economics

Professor Shigeru T. OTSUBO  (Project Leader)
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0013/0001358/prof_e.html
http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo/
http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo/Otsubo's_Detailed_Profile.html

Professor Hiroshi OSADA [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0003/0000370/prof_e.html
http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/osada/index-en.html

Professor Kiyoshi FUJIKAWA [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0056/0005601/prof_e.html
http://www2.odn.ne.jp/fortune7/

Associate Professor Ken ITAKURA（Nagoya City University）[Project Proposal]
http://www.econ.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/modules/weblinks/singlelink.php?lid=33　
http://www.econ.nagoya-cu.ac.jp/modules/e6/index.php?id=16/#itakura　

Assistant Professor Penghuy NGOV [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0059/0005993/prof_e.html

2. Political Science and Law

Professor Hirotsune KIMURA [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0018/0001829/prof_e.html
http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/kimura/

Professor Fujio KAWASHIMA [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0032/0003265/prof_e.html

3. Rural and Agricultural Development, Rural Sociology

Associate Professor Sanae ITO [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0019/0001952/prof_e.html

4. International Migration and Labor Market

Assistant Professor Akihiro ASAKAWA [Project Proposal]
http://kenpro.mynu.jp:8001/Profiles/0032/0003209/prof_e.html
http://www.geocities.jp/asakawaakihiro/

Cooperating Overseas Reseach Institutes and Researchers 

The research partnership organizations of the target countries, participating researchers, and the major analysis targets are described below:  [Changes will be expected during the project period.]

1)  Bhutan (Leader: Dasho Karma Ura, President of the Centre for Bhutan Studies)
Centre for Bhutan Studies (President Dasho Karma Ura; Vice President Dorji Penjore, Researchers, Ms. Ms.Tshoki Zangmo and several other researchers). Dasho L.T.S. Powdyel, Minister of Education of Bhutan and Dasho Karma Tsetrim, Commissioner to the GNH Commission of Bhutan are on the list of research supporters. Researchers from the Centre for Bhutan Studies (and the GNH Commission) are expected to enroll in the GSID graduate programs.. The tasks to be carried out include the policy translation of the concept of Gross National Happiness, and the analyses on the economic and socio-cultural impact of globalization on Bhutan when filtering it through the GNH concept. A large-scale social survey will be conducted as well.
[The CBS and GSID signed a comprehensive academic/research exchange agreement on August 31, 2010.]

2)  China (Leader: Professor Zhang Hong, Vice Dean of the School of International Economy and Trade, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade)
Tsinghua University (Professor Wang Ming, School of Public Policy and Management; changing social architecture/civil society in China), University of International Business and Economics (Professor Wang Fei; general equilibrium model, enterprise data analysis), Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade (Professor Zhang Hong; political economy discourse), China University of Political Science and Law (Associate Professor Dai Long; international economic law, competition law, WTO), and Sunwave Electronics Inc. (Chairman Gan Kui Wen; interview survey to farm laborers at Shenzen SEZ, and coordinating with the local business community to obtain cooperation for investigation on the industrial structure change) . The major topics to be studied are the following: fast widening gap due to economic integration, transfer of resources between agriculture and industry, relative price measures (agricultural/industry terms of trade), migrant farm laborer (NongMinGong) system and family registration (Hukou) system, the legal system reform (competition laws, labor laws, etc.), and the changing social architecture/institutions under globalization.

3)  Ghana (Leader: Senior Lecturer Fritz A. Gockel, Head of the Department of Economics, University of Ghana)
University of Ghana, Department of Economics (Senior Lecturer Gockel, Head; economic growth, inequality, poverty reduction) (Senior Lecturer Abena Oduro; international trade and industrial development, poverty impact) (Lecturer Eric Osei-Assibey; dynamic poverty analysis on Household Expenditure Surveys). Other UG researchers may join under Senior Lecturer Yaw Asante‘s coordination. Professor Nicholas Nsowah-Nuamah, the former Deputy Government Statistician to the Ghana Statistical Services, and the Ghana National Chambers of Commerce and Industry is a potential research supporter. The major subjects to be studied are: the investment boom that attributed to the Diaspora remittance under low saving rates, the reasons for success and failure in fostering the palm oil, cacao, and apparel industries through the special presidential initiatives (SPIs), and the growing competition with the Chinese imports. As the country that represents the African case, the research agenda, which are related to the factors that determine the impact on the PGI-triangle of development with globalization will be further identified by the local researchers. Africa-Asia comparisons of factors, policies, and institutions will be jointly explored.
[The Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ghana and GSID signed a comprehensive academic/research exchange agreement in November 2010.]

4)  Indonesia (Leader: Professor Arianto Patunru, Head of the Institute for Economic and Social Research, University of Indonesia)
University of Indonesia, Faculty of Economics (Professor Firmanzah, Dean), Institute for Economic and Social Research (Professor Arianto Patunru, Head; Professor TM. Zakir Machmud, Research Director), LIPI (Dr. Zamroni Salim), Ministry of Finance of Republic of Indonesia (Dr. Wawan Juswanto), BAPPENAS (Dr. Muhammad Cholifihani, Dr. Sumedi). The above researchers are engaged in studies on the socioeconomic impact of the economic integration of ASEAN plus 3 including poverty and gap. Professor Mohamad Iksan, economic advisor to the Office of the Vice President of Indonesia, will be the focal point of connection between the research team and the government of Indonesia.

5)  Thailand (Leader: Professor, Teerana Bhongmakapat, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University)
Chulalongkorn University (Professor Teerana Bhongmakapat,  Dean, Faculty of Economics; trade/financial integration, crisis management, and poverty reduction) (Associate Professor Chalaiporn Amonvatana, Director, MABE Program; trade and investment integration, and industrial structure) (Associate Professor Jittapatr Kruavan; ICT, intellectual property rights, etc.) (Assistant Professor Chairat Aemkulwat; public finance, taxation under globalization and poverty impact, international labor market integration, household survey data analysis), the National Economic and Social Development Board (Ms. Paranee Watana, Director, Development Evaluation and Communication Office; evaluation of Thai socio-economic development under globalization and the ‘self-sufficient’ society). The major issues to be examined include: Asian growth model and income disparity, the expansion of regional disparity, policy gaps between agriculture and industry, and urban and rural areas (such as trade policies and rural-urban resource transfers), and the aging and immigrant labor market. The concept/role of the ‘self-sufficient’ economy/society in Thai development will be explored in the context of globalization and the P-G-I triangle.

6)  Vietnam (Leader: Professor Nguyen Tien Dung, Faculty of Economics, Vietnam National University)
Vietnam National University, Faculty of Economics (Professor Nguyen Tien Dung; general equilibrium model analysis of trade integration and poverty, analysis on the change of poverty situation before and after the Doi Moi Reform based on the household survey data), Hue College of Economics (Lecturer Trinh Hoai Nam; Japanese and other FDIs in Vietnamese development), Ministry of Industry and Trade (Ms. HO Uyen Thi To, an economist has joined our graduate program in FY 2010; analysis on the growth and poverty impact of FDI through industry and household survey data).  The subjects to be investigated are the following: uneven distribution of the benefits of trade and investment integration, the gap between the state-owned and private enterprises, and evaluation on the improvement in the household welfare standard before and after the Doi Moi Reform. Ms. Phan Ngoc Mai Phuong, Vice President, Development Strategy Institute, MPI, Mr. Hoang Van Thanh (Deputy Director) and Dr. Nguyen Tu Anh (Economist), Central Institute for Economic Management, MPI will be the local research supporters.

Project Secretariat 

Head of the Secretariat：　Shigeru T. OTSUBO　（Project Leader）
Prof. Shigeru T. OTSUBO, Ph.D.
Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601
Phone&Fax.: +81-52-789-4966
E-Mail: sotsubo@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Home Page: http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo

Assistant to the Head：　Mr. Ngov Penghuy
Assistant Professor, GSID, Nagoya University
penghuy@gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Assistant to the Head：　Ms. Yumeka Hirano
Ph.D. Candidate, Research Assistant, GSID, Nagoya University

Research Assistants (and Assistants) at the project secretariat (GSID):

Indonesia:  Mr. Teguh Dartanto (RA, D3, GSID)
Researcher, LPEM, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia

China:    Ms. Zhao Ling 趙玲（RA, D3, GSID）

Thailand:        Ms. Panisa Vishuphong (RA, D2, GSID)
ex Research Assistant, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
&
Ms. Phanida Roidoung (MA, GSID)
Economist, Ministry of Finance, Thailand

Japan:  Ms. Yumeka Hirano (RA, D1, GSID)
Otsubo Seminar Student Coordinator

Myanmar:         Mr. Sai Seng Sai (RA, D1, GSID)
Lecturer, Yangon Institute of Economics

Vietnam:         Mr. Trinh Hoai Nam (D1, GSID)
Lecturer, Hue College of Economics
&
Ms. Ho Uyen Thi To (MA, GSID)
Economist, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam

Bhutan & Ghana:            T.B.A.
Researchers, Center for Bhutan Studies & University of Ghana

Project Books

『グローバリゼーションと開発』 Leading Issues in Development with Globalization
published in February 2009. (ISBN: 978-4-326-50318-6)

『国際開発学入門ー開発学の学際的構築』

Introduction to International Development Studies
published in December 2009. (ISBN: 978-4-326-50327-8)

2010 Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Special Award!

Two English Volumes to be Published

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Project Album

Signing of an Academic/Research Exchange Agreement
between the Centre for Bhutan Studies and the GSID
August 31, 2010
(Shigeru Otsubo and the CBS President Dasho Karma Ura)

Signing of an Academic/Research Exchange Agreement
between the Centre for Bhutan Studies and the GSID
August 31, 2010
(President Dasho Karma Ura and the CBS reserchers)

Signing of an Academic/Research Exchange Agreement
between the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Ghana and the GSID
November 15, 2010
(Dean Samuel Agtei-Mensah, Head of Economics Department Prof. Fritz A.Gockel, and Shigeru Otsubo)

Signing of a Joint Research Agreement
between Prof. Arianto A. Patunru (Head, LPEM~FEUI)
and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
October 4, 2010
(Dr. Zamroni, LIPI; Dr. Muhammad Cholifihani, BAPPENAS; Prof. TM. Zakir Machmud, Research Director, LPEM-FEUI; Dr. Wawan Juswanto, MOF; Mr. Teguh Dartanto)
(Dr. Sumedi, BAPPENAS; Prof. Arianto Patunru; and Prof. Shigeru Otsubo)

Discussion on an Academic/Research Exchange Agreement between
Prof. Firmanzah (Dean, Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia(FEUI)) (far right)
and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
October 4, 2010

Signing of a Joint Research Agreement
between Prof. Teerana Bhongmakapat (Dean, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University)
and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
October 1, 2010
(Prof. Jittapatr Kruavan; Shigeru Otsubo; and Prof. Teerana)
(Other participatns not pictured: Prof. Chalaiporn Amonvatana, Director, MABE; Prof. Chairat Aemkulwat; and Ms. Paranee Watana, Director, NESDB)

Signing of a Joint Research Agreement
between Prof. Zhang Hong (Vice Dean, School of International Economy and Trade, Shanghai Institute of Foreign Trade) and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
September 2009,and September 10, 2010

Gathering in Beijing
Ms. Zhao Ling; Prof.Dai Long, China University of Political Science and Law; ?; Mr. Gan Kui Wen; Prof. Wang Ming, Tsinghua University; Prof. Wang Fei, University of International Business and Economics
and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
September 8, 2010

Signing of a Joint Research Agreement
between Prof. Nguyen Tien Dung (Faculty of Economics, Vietnam National University)
and Prof.Shigeru Otsubo (Project Director)
August 16, 2010
(Ms. Ho Uyen Thi To, Ministry of Industry and Trade; Prof. Naoko Shinkai; Prof. Nguyen Tien Dung,; Dr. Nguyen Tu Anh, Central Institute for Economic Management, MPI;? ; Mr. Hoang Van Thanh, Deputy Directgor, CIEM-MPI; and Prof. Shigeru Otsubo)

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