The political economy of transnational governance : : China and Southeast Asia in the 21st century / / Hong Liu.

• VerfasserIn: Liu, Hong, 1962-
• Place / Publishing House: Oxon, UK ;, New York, NY : : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (233 pages)

"The past two decades have witnessed far-reaching socio-economic and political changes in Asia, such as the growing intra-regional flows of capital, people, and knowledge, the rise of China as the world's second largest economy and its increasing influence in Southeast Asia, intensified US-China confrontations in the global arena, and the onslaught of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Focusing on multi-dimensional interactions (including geo-political and economic relationships, diaspora engagement, and knowledge exchange) between China and Southeast Asia, this book argues that an interwoven perspective of the political economy, transnational governance, and regional networks serves as an effective analytical framework to deciphering these transformations as well as their global and theoretical implications. Drawing upon a wide range of primary data and engaging with latest interdisciplinary scholarship on contemporary Asia, this book's thought-provoking and nuanced analyses will appeal to scholars and students in Chinese and Southeast Asian studies, international political economy, international relationship, and public governance"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Rising Asia in Three Keys -- Introduction -- Structure of the Book -- Notes -- References -- 1 Transnational Asia and Regional Works: Toward a New Political Economy of East Asia -- Introduction -- Transnational Asia and Its Historicity -- Historical Legacies and Flows of Ideas -- Contemporary Resonances: 'Asian Formulas for Asia's Problems' -- Transnational Governance and Networks -- Transnational Governance -- Network Analysis -- Networked State in Transnational Asia -- The Chinese State Goes Transnational -- Negotiating With Transnational Networks in Singapore -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 2 China Engages Southeast Asia: Shifting Trajectories and Evolving Themes -- Introduction -- Historical Overview: From Ideology to Realpolitik -- Thematic Analysis: Between Diaspora and Networks -- The Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia -- Great Power Politics and the South China Sea Dispute -- Commerce in the 21st Century -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 3 China's Diaspora Policies as a New Mode of Transnational Governance -- Introduction -- Diaspora Policy as the Nexus of Institutions: the 'Five Overseas Structures' -- Diaspora Policies in Action: 'Going Out and Inviting In' -- Conclusion: Transnational Diaspora Governance at a Time of China Rising -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- 4 The Political Economy of a Rising China in Southeast Asia: Malaysia Responds to the Belt and Road Initiative -- Introduction -- A Southeast Asian Perspective -- Studies On the Belt and Road Initiative: a Critique -- The Political Economy of Malaysia: Ethnicity and State-Federal Contestation -- Conceptual Framework: Entanglement of International Politics and Domestic Forces.

China in Malaysia: Three Case Studies -- East Coast Rail Link: Remolding Regional Geopolitics Through China -- Bandar Malaysia: Merging State Capital With State Capital -- Forest City: Embedding Transnational Chinese Capital Into Local Politics -- Discussion: Politics in Command -- Conclusion -- Postscript -- Notes -- References -- 5 New Chinese Capitalism and the ASEAN Economic Community -- Introduction -- New Chinese Capitalism in Southeast Asia -- A Tale of Three Nations: Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore -- Malaysia: Strong Links With the State -- Indonesia: Interplay Between Politics and Ethnicity -- Singapore: Financial Hub and Connectivity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 6 Domesticating 'Transnational Cultural Capital': The Chinese State and Diasporic Entrepreneurship -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship in the Transnational Context -- Transnational Cultural Capital and Importance of Political Capital -- The Emergence of Diasporic Technopreneurs -- Key Attributes of Diasporic Technopreneurs -- Conversion of Transnational Cultural Capital -- Incorporating Diasporic Technopreneurs Into the National Agenda -- Mechanisms of Domesticating Transnational Cultural Capital -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7 Global Talent Management and Higher Education Governance: The Singapore Experience in a Comparative Perspective -- Introduction -- From 'Brain Circulation' to Global 'War for Talent' -- Singapore's Evolving Talent Strategy and Higher Education Landscape -- (Global) Talent Strategy as a National Policy Priority -- From Global Schoolhouse to SkillsFuture -- Global Talent Management and Public-private Collaboration -- Public Responses to Global Talent Strategy and Policy Adjustments After 2011 -- (Global) Talent Management at Nanyang Technological University -- Conclusion and Future Research Directions -- Notes -- References.

8 China and the 'Singapore Model': Perspectives From Mid-Level Cadres and Implications for Transnational Knowledge Transfer -- Introduction -- The 'Singapore Model' and Its Appeal to China -- Mid-level Cadres' Perspectives of the 'Singapore Model' -- A Demographic Analysis of the 'Mayors' Class' and Its Influence in China -- Mid-level Cadres' Perspectives of the 'Singapore Model' -- Chinese Leadership Views the 'Singapore Model' -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.