PUBLICATIONS - Kenta Goto Laboratory - Faculty of Economics, Kansai University

Refereed Journal Articles
(International)
Refereed Journal Articles
(Japanese)
Doctoral Dissertation
Books and book chapters
Non-refereed articles, reports,
working papers and others

2017 "Agricultural Modernization and Rural Livelihood Strategies: The Case of Rice Farming in Laos" Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 38(4), 467-486. (with Bounlouane Douangngeune).(Online version published on Jan 11, 2017)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02255189.2017.1263553
2014.“Labor-intensive industries in middle-income countries: traps, challenges, and the local garment market in Thailand” Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 19(2), 369-386. (with Tamaki Endo).(Online version published on Feb 5, 2014)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13547860.2014.880283
2014.“Upgrading, Relocating, Informalising? Local Strategies in the Era of Globalisation: The Thai Garment Industry” Journal of Contemporary Asia, 44(1), 1-18. (with Tamaki Endo).(Online version published on May 29, 2013)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00472336.2013.794365
2013.“Starting Businesses through Reciprocal Informal Subcontracting: Evidence from the Informal Garment Industry in Ho Chi Minh City” Journal of International Development, 25(4), 562-582.(Online version published on May 2, 2011)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jid.1780/abstract
2013. “Social Networks, Informal Trade Credit, and its Effects on Business Growth: Evidence from the Local Garment Trade in Vietnam” Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 18(3), 382-395. (Online version published on Dec 24, 2012)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13547860.2012.742683
2011. “Implications for Laos’ development of its increasing regional integration and Chinese influence” Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 25 (2), 68-88.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8411.2011.01306.x/abstract
2011. “Competitiveness and Decent Work in Global Value Chains: Substitutionary or Complementary?” Development in Practice, 21 (7), 943-958.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09614524.2011.590886
2011. “Meeting the Challenge of China: The Vietnamese Garment Industry in the Post MFA Era” Global Networks, 11 (3), 355-379 (with Kaoru Natsuda and John Thoburn).
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-0374.2011.00330.x/abstract
2010. “Challenges to the Cambodian Garment Industry in the Global Garment Value Chain”, The European Journal of Development Research, 22 (4), 469-493 (with Kaoru Natsuda and John Thoburn).
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1057%2Fejdr.2010.21
2007. “The Development Strategy of the Vietnamese Export Oriented Garment Industry: Vertical Integration or Process and Product Upgrading?” Asian Profile, 35 (5), 521-529.

2005. “The Production and Distribution Structure of Ho Chi Minh City’s Domestic Apparel Industry: Interfirm Relationships of Personal Networks and Subcontracting Arrangements” Ajia Keizai, 46 (10), pp. 2-25

Dec. 2004. Structural Analysis of the Vietnamese Apparel Industry: The Organization of Production and Distribution from an Interfirm Relationship Perspective
Kyoto University

2020. The Asian Economy: Contemporary Issues and Challenges. London and New York: Routledge (Co-edited with Tamaki Endo and Asei Ito).
2019. What is the Asian Economy? Its Growth Dynamism and Japan’s Future. Tokyo: Chuo-Koron Shinsha Publishers (in Japanese). (The book won the 32nd Asia-Pacific Award, hosted by the Asian Affairs Research Council and Mainichi Newspapers, in 2020).
2018. The Asian Economy in the 21st Century. Tokyo: Yuhikaku Publishing. (Co-edited with Tamaki Endo, Asei Ito and Keiichiro Oizumi, in Japanese).
2017. "Development Through Innovation: The Case of the Asian Apparel Value Chain" in Little, Stephen E.; Go, Frank M.; and Teresa Shuk-Ching Poon (eds.) Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Experiences from East and West. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 95-111.
2014. "Vietnam: Upgrading from the Export to the Domestic Market" in Fukunishi, Takahiro and Tatsufumi Yamagata (eds) The Garment Industry in Low-income Countries: An Entry Point of Industrialization. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 105-131..
2014. "Designing and Implementing a Policy Proposal Project -‘KUILO’and the International Labour Organization" in Iwasaki, Chihiro (ed) The Design of Learning Environment for Active Learning: The Challenge of Kansai University. Osaka: Kansai University Press, pp. 313-327 (in Japanese).
2014. “The Evolution of International Production and Distribution Networks in Post-war Asia" in Miyagi, Taizo (ed) The Creation of Post-war Asia and Japan. Tokyo: Chuo-Koron Shinsha Publishers, pp. 167-205 (in Japanese).
2013. “The Garment Industry in Myanmar and Vietnam: A Performance Gap and Its Causes” in Kubo, Koji (eds) Myanmar and Vietnam: A Comparative Analysis of Transition Strategies and Economic Policies. IDE Research Series 606, Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, pp. 101-135 (in Japanese).
2011. “Laos, the Chinese Economy, and Economic Development: A Preliminary Analysis” in Mizuno, Ichiro and Yoshikazu Nagai (eds) Plural Development and Exchange of Economy and Company in China, Economic and Political Studies Series No. 151. Osaka: Kansai University Press, pp. 81-105 (in Japanese).
2009. “Globalization and Development Strategies of Vietnamese Garment Suppliers: Production - Distribution Networks and Enterprise Performance”, in Sakata Shozo (eds) Vietnam’s Economic Entities in Transformation. IDE Research Series 579, Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, pp. 123-154 (in Japanese).

*An English version has been published from Palgrave Macmillan in 2013.
2006. “The Organization of Production and Distribution in the “Original Brand” Apparel Industry of Ho Chi Minh City: Knowledge-Intensive Functions and the Internalization of Production and Distribution” in Fujita, Mai (eds) The Transformation of Vietnam’s Industry during the Period of Transition: Development Led by the Growth of Domestic Enterprises. IDE Research Series 552, Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, pp. 105-136 (in Japanese).
2003. ‘The textile and garment industry: an analysis of the underdeveloped distribution system’, in K. Ohno and N. Kawabata (eds) Vietnam’s industrialization strategy in the age of globalization, Tokyo: Nihon Hyoronsha Publishers, pp, 125-72 (in Japanese).

(also Translated into Vietnamese and published as: 2003. “Nganh Cong Nghiep Det May” Chinh Sach Cong Nghiep va Thuong Mai Cua Viet Nam Trong Boi Canh Hoi Nhap, NXBTK, Hanoi: pp. 145-200.)

2024."Viet Nam's Textile and Garment Industry in the Global Value Chain", in Kimura, F. (ed.) Viet Nam 2045: Development Issues and Challenges, Jakarta: ERIA, pp. 337-358.

*A Vietnamese version of this report has also been published and is available for downloads from the same website.
2023."Business and Human Rights and Japan's co-creation strategy with Asia" in Voice, November issue, 82-89 (in Japanese).
2023."'Business and Human Rights'in the Era of Globalization" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2022-2023 （Associate Editor), Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp. 56-66.
2022. "Responsible Supply Chains in Asia: The Case of the Electronics Industry"International Labour Office, Tokyo: ILO. (Published in both English and Japanese)
2022. "Labor Markets in Asia and the Informal Economy during the COVID-19 Pandemic" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2022-2022 （Associate Editor), Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp. 80-92.
2022. "Implementing SDGs for the revitalization of the local economy? The challenges of the SKIMA Project" The Academia's Challenges for SDGs, Kansai University Press, pp. 214-226. (in Japanese)
2021. "SDGs in globalization: Challenges in the mainstreaming into business practices" in Asia Business Compass, Kobe: Hyogo Economic Research Institute, pp.2-5 (in Japanese).
2021. "The Asian Labor Market and the Informal Economy amidst the Corona Pandemic" Kansai Economy White Paper 2021 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 53-59．(in Japanese)
2020. "The Asian Economy and Global Value Chains amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic" Kansai Economy White Paper 2020 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 50-57．(in Japanese)

*An English version of this chapter has been published under the title "Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Asian Economy and Global Value Chains" in April 2021.
2020. Essay. "Living the era of connectivity" in Shosai no Mado (Window of an Author's Study), July, 25-29 (in Japanese).
2020. Book review．Tran Van Tho and Shunji Karikomi The middle income trap and China and ASEAN in Asian Studies 66(2), 98-100 (in Japanese).
2020．"SDGs and Global Value Chains" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2019-2020 (Associate Editor), Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp. 71-79.
2020. "Author's Note - What is the Asian Economy?" Mita Hyoron Keio University, p 93．(in Japanese)
2019. "SDGs and Global Value Chains" Kansai Economy White Paper 2019 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 80-85．(in Japanese)
2019. "Labor issues in Vietnam and future challenges" in Rodo-Chosa (Labor Research), Labor Research Council, pp. 9-13.
2019. "New Asian Dynamisms and Japan’s Development Strategy" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2018-2019 (Associate Editor), Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp. 45-55.
2018. "Catch-up Industrialization" in Japan Society for International Development (eds.) Encyclopedia of International Development , Maruzen Publishers, pp 388-389 (in Japanese).
2018. "The New Asian Dynamisms and Japan's Development Strategy" Kansai Economy White Paper 2018 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 80-85．(in Japanese)
2018. "New developments of middle-income economies in a diverse and multipolar Asia" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific: Economic Outlook 2017-2018, Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Maruzen Planet), pp.87-91.
2018. Book Review "Industrial Organization in Iran: The Weakly Organized System of the Iranian Apparel Industry by Yoko Iwasaki, Singapore, Springer" Developing Economies, 56(2), 145-148.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/deve.12169
2018. "The Electronics Industry of Vietnam and Global Supply Chains: Improving Competitiveness and Socially Responsible Management and Employment Strategies" DIO, 31(4) (No. 336), JTUC Research Institute for Advancement of Living Standards, pp. 9-12 (in Japanese).
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2018. "Economic Integration in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities in light of the Asian Experience" The Keizai Ronsyu: The Economic Review of Kansai University, 67(4), 627-644 (in Japanese).
2018. "The New Dimensions of the Asian Economy and Japan: A preliminary Study on 'Multi-Polarization' and 'Connectivity'" Doshisha Policy and Management Review, 19(2), 1-10 (in Japanese).
2018. "More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour and Business Practices in the Electronics Sector of Viet Nam"International Labour Office, Geneva: ILO (with Yukiko Arai).
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2017. "Chapter 3 Changing Asian Economy and Japan" Kansai Economy White Paper 2017 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 59-63．(in Japanese)
2017. "'Firms' and 'Nations' in the Era of Globalization: Vietnam's Textile and Apparel Industry and the TPP" in Kansai and the Asia Pacific Economic Outlook, Osaka: Asia Pacific Institute of Research (Maruzen Planet), pp.110-114.
2017. "Socially Responsible Labour Practices and Competitiveness in Global Supply Chains" The Journal of Ohara Institute for Social Research Hosei University Publishing, pp30-39. (in Japanese).
2017. "The State and Enterprise under Globalization" Weekly Economist Mainichi Shimbun Publishing, pp 94．(in Japanese).
2016. "Vietnam's Minimum Wage in Globalization and Industrial Upgrading" Work & Life Japan Association for Advancement of ILO Activities, pp 34-39．(in Japanese)
2016. "Enterprises and Nations in Globalization" Kansai Economy White Paper 2016 Asia Pacific Institute of Research, pp 12-16．(in Japanese)
2016. "Country Assistance Evaluation of Vietnam (Third Party Evaluation)"Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan (with Tatsufumi Yamagata and KPMG AZSA LLC).
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2013. "Aid for Trade and Value Chains in Textiles and Apparel"WTO/OECD/IDE-JETRO (with Takahiro Fukunishi and Tatsufumi Yamagata).
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2012. "Is the Vietnamese Garment Industry at a Turning Point?: Upgrading from the Export to the Domestic Market" IDE Discussion Paper No.373, IDE-JETRO.
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2012. "What can the Myanmar garment industry learn from Vietnam’s experience?" Policy Review on Myanmar Economy No.2, Bangkok Research Center, Bangkok: IDE-JETRO (with Toshihiro Kudo).
Also translated into Burmese, and published in Myanmar (get PDF)
2012. “The Vietnamese Garment Industry: Functional upgrading and the domestic market” Textile Trends (Seni-Torendo), May-June 2012, Chiba: Toray Corporate Business Research Inc., pp. 36-40 (in Japanese).
2012 (March). “Is the Vietnamese Garment Industry at a Turning Point? Upgrading from the Export to the Domestic Market” in Fukunishi, Takahiro (eds) Dynamics of the Garment Industry in Low-Income Countries: Experience of Asia and Africa, Research Report 2011-IV-10 , Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, pp. 1-23.
2011 (November). “Upgrading, relocating, or going informal? Local survival strategies in the era of globalisation: the case of the Thai garment industry”, Working Paper F-51, Economic Society of Kansai University, pp. 1-21．
2011. "The Vietnamese Garment Industry: Current Situation and its Challenges” in Textile Trends (Seni-Torendo), July-August 2011, Chiba: Toray Corporate Business Research Inc., pp. 67-72 (in Japanese).
2011. "Industry Performance Differences and its Determinants” in Kubo, Koji (eds) Economic Policies and Economic Structures of Transition Economies in Southeast Asia: a Comparative Study of Myanmar and Vietnam, Research Report 4-24, Chiba: Institute of Developing Economies, pp. 103-123 (in Japanese).
2011. "Industrialization Strategies in the Era of Globalization: Lessons from Vietnam and Cambodia” Annual Report of The Institute of Economic and Political Studies (2010), Osaka: Kansai University, 21-30 (in Japanese).
2009.7. "Challenges to the Cambodian Garment Industry in the Global Garment Value Chain” Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) Working Paper No.09-3, pp.1-33 (with Natsuda, Kaoru and John Thoburn).
2009. "The Current Situation and Future Prospects of the Garment Industry of Vietnam: From an Upgrading and Development Perspective” Kagaku Keizai (Chemical Economics), Tokyo; pp. 58-64. (in Japanese).
2008. "The Changing Global Trading Environment and the Garment Industry” in Toshihiro Kudo eds. Development Prospects of The Garment Industry of Myanmar ? with Special Reference to the Japanese Market, Institute of International Studies and Training, pp.1-12 (in Japanese).
2008. "The Vietnamese Garment Industry in the Post MFA Era: Upgrading, Relocating, or Moving Out?” Working Paper WPF-28, Economic Society of Kansai University, pp. 1-23．
2008. "Enterprise Strategies of Garment Firms in the Post MFA Era” in Shozo Sakata eds. Vietnamese Enterprises in a Changing Economy, Institute of Developing Economics, pp. 89-117 (in Japanese).
2007. "Industrial Upgrading of the Vietnamese Garment Industry: An Analysis from the Global Value Chains Perspective” Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) Working Paper No.07-1, pp.1-15．
2006. Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2006: Progress towards Decent Work. International Labour Organization. 115 pages.
2005. Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific 2005. International Labour Organization. 74 pages.
2002. "Coordinating Risks and Creating Value: The Challenges for the Vietnamese Textile and Garment Industry” Discussion Paper Number 5, Japan International Cooperation Agency and National Economic University.
1998. "Kenya, The Textile Industry and Economic Growth” PAE, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (with Chad Steinberg).