Kenta Goto Laboratory - Faculty of Economics, Kansai University

2023.10.6: A short article on business and human rights and Japan's co-creation strategy with Asia published in a Japanese magazine. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2023.10.6: An edited book published from Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Associate Editor & Chapter contribution). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2022.9.9: The guidelines for responsible business conduct for the Japanese textile industry has been published by the Japan Textile Federation, with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Japanese version can be downloaded from the Federation's website .
2022.6.21: A report from the International Labour Organizatation (ILO) entitled Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - The Electronics Industry has been published. A Japanese version is also available
2022.5.31: An edited book published from Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Associate Editor & Chapter contribution).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2022.5.31: A book chapter on SDGs and local economic development has been published in a Book by Kansai University Press (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2021.9.21: I will be a discussant at the "GRIPS Development Forum" at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Research (GRIPS) (online) on September 29, 2021.
2021.9.20: I will be one of the panelist for an ADB publication (Asia's Journey to Prosperity: Policy, Market, and Technology over 50 Years) launch online event (September 27, 2021) (in Japanese)
2020.10.7: My single authored book entitled What is the Asian Economy? Its Growth Dynamism and Japan's Future (2019) won The 32nd Asia-Pacific Award (2020), hosted by The Asian Affairs Research Council and Mainichi Newspapers.
2020.10.5: An edited book published from Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Associate Editor & Chapter contribution).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2020.7.31: A book entitled The Asian Economy: Contemporary Issues and Challenges published from Routledge (Co-edited with Tamaki Endo and Asei Ito).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details. Download a flyer which contains a 20% discount code.
2020.7.2: Short essay on the future of the Asian economy published in Shosai no Mado (A publication outlet of Yuhikaku Publishers) (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2020.6.13: Book review published in Asian Studies (Journal of the Japan Association for Asian Studies) (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2020.5.31: An edited book entitled Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2019-2020 published from Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Associate Editor & Chapter contribution).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2020.4.30: Contributed a short essay in an official newletter (PREX NOW) of Pacific Resource Exchange Center（PREX）(in Japanese). PDF available.
2020.3.31: A short "Author's Note" of What is the Asian Economy? published in Mita Hyoron (Keio University) (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2019.12.18: A single authored book entitled What is the Asian Economy? Its Growth Dynamism and Japan's Future published from Chuo-Koron Publisher (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2019.6.22: A short article on the labor market in Vietnam published in Rodo-Chosa (Labor Research) (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2019.5.13: An edited book published from Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Associate Editor & Chapter contribution).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.11.30: A short piece on "catch up industrialization" published in Encyclopedia of International Development , published from Maruzen (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.10.28: An short article on the new dynamisms of Asia and Japan's developmen strategy published in a book by the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (in Japanese).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.7.13: A short article on Asian Economic Integration published in a Book by the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Maruzen Planet).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.5.27: A Book Review published in Developing Economies on the Iranian Apparel Industry. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.5.7: Pacific Resources Exchange Center (PREX) Symposium "Changemakers Change the World - SDGs and What We Can Do (unofficial translation)" Organized.
2018.4.12: A short article on socially responsible business practice and competitiveness published in DIO (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.3.28: A co-edited book entitled The Asian Economy in the 21st Century published from Yuhikaku Publishing (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.3.13: An article on African economic integration published in The Keizai Ronshu: The Economic Review of Kansai University (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.3.9: An article on Asian economic integration published in Doshisha Policy and Management Review (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2018.2.14: A Technical Report (Working Paper) published by the International Labour Organization (ILO) on Vietnam's electronics supply chain and Decent Work. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.12.8: An on-line published article on Agricultural Modernisation in Laos is now included in an issue of the Canadian Journal of Development Studies. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.11.9: A short article on the Asian Economy and Japan published in a Book by the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (in Japanese).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.7.31: A short article on TPP published in a Book by the Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Maruzen Planet).Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.4.7: A new book (chapter) published by Springer International Publishing on innovation. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.4.6: An article in The Journal of Ohara Institute for Social Research entitled "Socially Responsible Labour Practices and Competitiveness in Global Supply Chains" published (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.3.17: A short piece on the relationship between the "state" and "enterprises" under globalization published in "Weekly Economist (Mainichi)" (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2017.1.12: New Article published (on-line) in the Canadian Journal of Development Studies titled "Agricultural modernisation and rural livelihood strategies: the case of rice farming in Laos". Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2016.10.20: A short article on the minimum wage of Vietnam was published in Work & Life (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2016.10.7: A new book (chapter/section) published by Asia Pacific Institute of Research (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2016.6.13: Country Assistance Evaluation of Vietnam (Third Party Evaluation, for the Minstry of Foreign Affairs) officially published. For details, please see MOFA's HP and PUBLICATIONS (Reports) for details.
2015.9.10: Presented a paper at the 4th Global Conference on Economic Geography held at Oxford University in the UK. For details, please see GCEG's HP.
2014.11.10: A book review on the economy of Myanmar published (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2014.11.10: A new book (chapter/section) published by Asia Pacific Institute of Research on the textile and apparel value chain in Asia (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2014.6.23: A new book (chapter) published by Palgrave Macmillan on the Vietnamese garment industry. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2014.4.29: A new book (chapter) published by Kansai University Press on Active Learning (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2014.2.25: A new book (chapter) published by Chuo-Koron Publishers on Asian economic integration (in Japanese). Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2014.2.6: New Article published (on-line) in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy titled "Labor-intensive industries in middle-income countries: traps, challenges, and the local garment market in Thailand". Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.12.6: An on-line published article on the Thai garment industry is now included in an issue of the Journal of Contemporary Asia. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.10.3: A book chapter published in Japanese in 2009, entitled "Globalization and Development Strategies of Vietnamese Garment Suppliers: Production-Distribution Networks and Enterprise Performance" has been translated into English and published by Palgrave Macmillan. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.7.25: WTO/OECD/IDE paper on Aid for Trade published on-line, titled "Aid for Trade and Value Chains in Textiles and Apparel." Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.5.29: New Article published (on-line) in the Journal of Contemporary Asia titled "Upgrading, Relocating, Informalising? Local Strategies in the Era of Globalisation: The Thai Garment Industry". Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.4.18: An on-line published article on informal subcontracting is now included in an issue of the Journal of International Development. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.4.3: A book (chapter) published from the Institute of Developing Economies. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2013.3.19: Commencement held. Congratulations to the Class of 2013!
2012.12.25: New Article published (on-line) in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy on social networks, informal trade credit and business growth. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2012.12.11: Discussion Paper published by the Institute of Developing Economies. Please see PUBLICATIONS for details.
2012.12.8: Risshikai 2012 held in Osaka. Thank you all for coming!
2012.11.15: The Kenta Goto Laboratory homepage has been published.