- 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).