Social Inequality and Human Security
Case Studies from Asia
1st Edition
Published on 5. September 2025
Book
Hardback
194 pages
978-1-032-89590-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book collates case studies of national and subnational efforts to alleviate inequality and implement development and security policy more effectively, collaboratively, and multidimensionally.
While inequality is a fundamental developmental challenge and a global phenomenon, responsibility largely falls to the state to address it. This book seeks to provide a specific framework to analyse these efforts at the national and sub-national levels. It does so through the United Nations' concept of Human Security, whose five core principles provide a good means of addressing inequality's various facets. Each chapter opens by highlighting the specific aspect of human security that is being addressed. Specific issues covered in the volume include local economic development, maritime economies, fishing communities, governance, and public administration.
This book will be of keen interest to scholars of development studies, inequality (especially social inequality), and area studies.
While inequality is a fundamental developmental challenge and a global phenomenon, responsibility largely falls to the state to address it. This book seeks to provide a specific framework to analyse these efforts at the national and sub-national levels. It does so through the United Nations' concept of Human Security, whose five core principles provide a good means of addressing inequality's various facets. Each chapter opens by highlighting the specific aspect of human security that is being addressed. Specific issues covered in the volume include local economic development, maritime economies, fishing communities, governance, and public administration.
This book will be of keen interest to scholars of development studies, inequality (especially social inequality), and area studies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate
Illustrations
5 s/w Zeichnungen, 8 s/w Tabellen, 5 s/w Abbildungen
8 Tables, black and white; 5 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
502 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-89590-1 (9781032895901)
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Christian Ploberger is a Lecturer at CBIS, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok, Bangkok. His research focuses on regional cooperation, security studies, and climate change-development nexus with a geographic emphasis on Asia. He has recently edited the book River Basins and International Relations: Cooperation, Conflict and Sub-Regional Approaches (Routledge, 2023).
Content
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
Ch.1 Inequality: A Core Aspect of Human Security, Christian Ploberger
COUNTRY SECTION I - CHINA
Ch. 2 The Logic and Practice of Digital Inclusive Finance to Promote Common Prosperity
from the Perspective of Chinese-style Modernizationm, Junfeng Zhuang
Ch. 3 Harmony Reclaimed: Unveiling China's Common Prosperity Through the Greater
Bay Area Case, Wei Manske-Wang, Yiqiao Wang, Sergej Vasic
Ch. 4 Reconceptualizing China's BRI: Provincial Economic Statecraft and Strategic Rejuvenation - A Case Study of Yunnan, Tao Song and Yinhong Guo
COUNTRY SECTION II - SOUTHEAST ASIA
Ch. 5 Inequality from Decentralization: Challenges of Development at Local Government
Level in Thailand, Pradit Chinudomsub and Thanikun Chantra
Ch. 6 Poverty and Income Inequality in Riverine Communities of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, Cambodia, Chealy Chet, Serey Sok, Chansopheak Keng and Tepsam Ol Chen
Ch. 7 Addressing Inequality in Development: Human Development Challenge in
Cambodia's Recent Development, Tuomo Rautakivi
Ch. 8 Maritime Security and Economic Development: The Case of Indonesia,
M. Venkataraman
SPECIAL SECTION: Inequality and the Blue Economy
Ch. 9 Addressing Gender Inequality: The Blue Economy Way, Chinnadharapuram Seetharaman Anuradha
Ch. 10 Mangrove Forest Conservation as a Strategy to Address Existing Inequality of Remote
Communities, Joyprokash Mondal
Ch. 11 Fishing Conflicts in South Asia as a Development Challenge, S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Abbreviations
Introduction
INTRODUCTION
Ch.1 Inequality: A Core Aspect of Human Security, Christian Ploberger
COUNTRY SECTION I - CHINA
Ch. 2 The Logic and Practice of Digital Inclusive Finance to Promote Common Prosperity
from the Perspective of Chinese-style Modernizationm, Junfeng Zhuang
Ch. 3 Harmony Reclaimed: Unveiling China's Common Prosperity Through the Greater
Bay Area Case, Wei Manske-Wang, Yiqiao Wang, Sergej Vasic
Ch. 4 Reconceptualizing China's BRI: Provincial Economic Statecraft and Strategic Rejuvenation - A Case Study of Yunnan, Tao Song and Yinhong Guo
COUNTRY SECTION II - SOUTHEAST ASIA
Ch. 5 Inequality from Decentralization: Challenges of Development at Local Government
Level in Thailand, Pradit Chinudomsub and Thanikun Chantra
Ch. 6 Poverty and Income Inequality in Riverine Communities of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, Cambodia, Chealy Chet, Serey Sok, Chansopheak Keng and Tepsam Ol Chen
Ch. 7 Addressing Inequality in Development: Human Development Challenge in
Cambodia's Recent Development, Tuomo Rautakivi
Ch. 8 Maritime Security and Economic Development: The Case of Indonesia,
M. Venkataraman
SPECIAL SECTION: Inequality and the Blue Economy
Ch. 9 Addressing Gender Inequality: The Blue Economy Way, Chinnadharapuram Seetharaman Anuradha
Ch. 10 Mangrove Forest Conservation as a Strategy to Address Existing Inequality of Remote
Communities, Joyprokash Mondal
Ch. 11 Fishing Conflicts in South Asia as a Development Challenge, S. Utham Kumar Jamadhagni