Kaoru Natsuda
Biographic Data
| ID | 1401358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaoru Natsuda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaoru |
| FAMILY NAME | Natsuda |
| SIGNATURE | NATSUDA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8034-5137 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Japanese Automotive Industry under Carbon Neutrality: Multi-Pathway Strategy and Green Supply Chain Networks
This study examines Japan’s carbon-neutral policy in the automotive sector. To tackle carbon neutrality, the Japanese government and industry have introduced two manufacturing-related strategies. The first is the Multi-Pathway Strategy, which promotes not only battery electric vehicles but also a variety of powertrain vehicles by using a technology-neutral approach. The second is the establishment of green supply chain networks. These strategies …
Challenges in the development of the extractive industries sector in Tajikistan: The case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Global value chains and knowledge spillover to local economy in Visegrad 4 countries
This study empirically examines knowledge spillover in Visegrad Four (V4) countries, with an emphasis on global value chains (GVCs). Using patent statistics, the study aims to estimate the knowledge production function, including domestic and foreign knowledge stocks, and found that international knowledge spillover does not contribute much to the innovation of the local economy in the V4 countries because of three factors: i) multinational corpo…
Industrial policy and automotive development: A comparative study of Thailand and Czechia
This paper investigates the effectiveness of industrial policy, and the role of state capacity to implement it, by making a comparison of automotive development in Thailand and Czechia, the largest vehicle producers in Southeast Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, respectively. The development of the industry in both countries primarily relied on foreign investment, despite Czechia’s long earlier history of domestic automotive development. The c…
How to conduct effective industrial policy: A comparison of automotive development in the Philippines and Indonesia
Compared to the recent successes of Indonesia, Philippines vehicle production has faced severe problems of lack of economies of scale and a weak domestic supply base, as well as strong import competition, including from illegally imported used cars. Unlike Indonesia in recent years – whose automotive development up to the late 1990s was considered a failure – the Philippines has not succeeded in developing significant exports of vehicles. Althoug…
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in the Philippines
This article explores why the Philippines’ automotive industry has been less successful than those of its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite its long history of automotive production. We stress policy inconsistency, lack of demand-side policy signals and weak state capacity as explanations, although past policies were successful in developing exports of a few key automotive components. The 2015 Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS)…
The competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry in the post-MFA era
In recent years, Bangladesh has become the second-largest garment-exporting country in the world. This article examines the competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry based on a survey of 70 firms in 2012. Although this industry has many impediments, three factors have significantly contributed to the increased export competitiveness of the industry: labour costs, technological developments and the country’s market access policy. Thi…
Social capital, household income, and community development in Bhutan: A Case Study of a Dairy Cooperative
Using a case of a dairy cooperative in Bhutan, this study investigates how social capital enhances individual household income and community development in rural areas. It also examines the influence of cooperatives in social capital formation. The study finds that social capital facilitates households that are resource-constrained by working together to reduce costs through economies of scale, enhancing information accessibility, building confid…
Dawn of Industrialisation? The Indonesian Automotive Industry
This article traces the development of industrial policy towards the Indonesian motor industry within the automotive global value chain. Showing the current dominance of Japanese motor assemblers in Indonesia, it notes the rather undeveloped nature of the locally owned supporting industry, particularly compared with that of neighbouring Thailand. Most investment in auto-parts production has been by foreigners. Nevertheless, Indonesia's rapid dome…
Affirmative Action and Economic Liberalisation: The Dilemmas of the Malaysian Automotive Industry
This paper considers the ways in which Malaysia has tried to develop automotive production through promoting a nationally owned car producer, Proton, and to carve out some "policy space" to continue a degree of protection whilst also liberalising its trade regime. We show that protection has not yet succeeded in making Proton and its many vendors internationally competitive, and why Malaysia has found that it has to secure the cooperation of a ma…
How much policy space still exists under the WTO? A comparative study of the automotive industry in Thailand and Malaysia
This paper investigates the policy space open to developing countries under the WTO regime. It is apparent that industrial policy options in developing countries are limited by the TRIPs, GATS, TRIMs and SCMs agreements under the WTO. However, policy options are not fully closed, and a narrower range of policies is still available. Focusing particularly on TRIMs, this paper examines the contrasting development of the automotive industries in Thai…
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in Thailand
It has been argued that restrictions on industrial policy implemented under World Trade Organization rules in the 2000s have greatly reduced the ‘policy space’ in which developing countries can promote industrialisation. This paper examines the case of Thailand's policies in developing one of the most successful automotive industries in the Southeast Asian region. We show that Thailand's use of local content requirements, later abolished under WT…
One Village One Product – rural development strategy in Asia: The case of Otop in Thailand
This paper investigates the development of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) programme in Thailand, based on the earlier experience of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) movement in Japan. Conceived in Japan as a policy to reverse rural depopulation, it has become more focused on poverty alleviation when implemented in Thailand. It will be shown how, despite some criticisms, the OTOP programme has been providing communities with the chance to m…
Meeting the challenge of China: The Vietnamese garment industry in the post MFA era
Although China has diversified into sophisticated, higher value‐added exports, it is still a formidable competitor in global markets for basic labour‐intensive products. It is the world's largest exporting country of textiles and garments, the archetypical driver of industrial growth both in developed countries in the past and in most newly industrializing countries more recently. When the export restrictions under the Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MF…
Challenges to the Cambodian Garment Industry in the Global Garment Value Chain
How much policy space still exists under the WTO? A comparative study of the automotive industry in Thailand and Malaysia
This paper investigates the policy space open to developing countries under the WTO regime. It is apparent that industrial policy options in developing countries are limited by the TRIPs, GATS, TRIMs and SCMs agreements under the WTO. However, policy options are not fully closed, and a narrower range of policies is still available. Focusing particularly on TRIMs, this paper examines the contrasting development of the automotive industries in Thai…
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in Thailand
It has been argued that restrictions on industrial policy implemented under World Trade Organization rules in the 2000s have greatly reduced the ‘policy space’ in which developing countries can promote industrialisation. This paper examines the case of Thailand's policies in developing one of the most successful automotive industries in the Southeast Asian region. We show that Thailand's use of local content requirements, later abolished under WT…
Challenges to the Cambodian Garment Industry in the Global Garment Value Chain
One Village One Product – rural development strategy in Asia: The case of Otop in Thailand
This paper investigates the development of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) programme in Thailand, based on the earlier experience of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) movement in Japan. Conceived in Japan as a policy to reverse rural depopulation, it has become more focused on poverty alleviation when implemented in Thailand. It will be shown how, despite some criticisms, the OTOP programme has been providing communities with the chance to m…
Social capital, household income, and community development in Bhutan: A Case Study of a Dairy Cooperative
Using a case of a dairy cooperative in Bhutan, this study investigates how social capital enhances individual household income and community development in rural areas. It also examines the influence of cooperatives in social capital formation. The study finds that social capital facilitates households that are resource-constrained by working together to reduce costs through economies of scale, enhancing information accessibility, building confid…
Meeting the challenge of China: The Vietnamese garment industry in the post MFA era
Although China has diversified into sophisticated, higher value‐added exports, it is still a formidable competitor in global markets for basic labour‐intensive products. It is the world's largest exporting country of textiles and garments, the archetypical driver of industrial growth both in developed countries in the past and in most newly industrializing countries more recently. When the export restrictions under the Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MF…
How to conduct effective industrial policy: A comparison of automotive development in the Philippines and Indonesia
Compared to the recent successes of Indonesia, Philippines vehicle production has faced severe problems of lack of economies of scale and a weak domestic supply base, as well as strong import competition, including from illegally imported used cars. Unlike Indonesia in recent years – whose automotive development up to the late 1990s was considered a failure – the Philippines has not succeeded in developing significant exports of vehicles. Althoug…
Dawn of Industrialisation? The Indonesian Automotive Industry
This article traces the development of industrial policy towards the Indonesian motor industry within the automotive global value chain. Showing the current dominance of Japanese motor assemblers in Indonesia, it notes the rather undeveloped nature of the locally owned supporting industry, particularly compared with that of neighbouring Thailand. Most investment in auto-parts production has been by foreigners. Nevertheless, Indonesia's rapid dome…
Affirmative Action and Economic Liberalisation: The Dilemmas of the Malaysian Automotive Industry
This paper considers the ways in which Malaysia has tried to develop automotive production through promoting a nationally owned car producer, Proton, and to carve out some "policy space" to continue a degree of protection whilst also liberalising its trade regime. We show that protection has not yet succeeded in making Proton and its many vendors internationally competitive, and why Malaysia has found that it has to secure the cooperation of a ma…
Industrial policy and automotive development: A comparative study of Thailand and Czechia
This paper investigates the effectiveness of industrial policy, and the role of state capacity to implement it, by making a comparison of automotive development in Thailand and Czechia, the largest vehicle producers in Southeast Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, respectively. The development of the industry in both countries primarily relied on foreign investment, despite Czechia’s long earlier history of domestic automotive development. The c…
The competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry in the post-MFA era
In recent years, Bangladesh has become the second-largest garment-exporting country in the world. This article examines the competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry based on a survey of 70 firms in 2012. Although this industry has many impediments, three factors have significantly contributed to the increased export competitiveness of the industry: labour costs, technological developments and the country’s market access policy. Thi…
Challenges to the Cambodian Garment Industry in the Global Garment Value Chain
Meeting the challenge of China: The Vietnamese garment industry in the post MFA era
Although China has diversified into sophisticated, higher value‐added exports, it is still a formidable competitor in global markets for basic labour‐intensive products. It is the world's largest exporting country of textiles and garments, the archetypical driver of industrial growth both in developed countries in the past and in most newly industrializing countries more recently. When the export restrictions under the Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MF…
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in Thailand
It has been argued that restrictions on industrial policy implemented under World Trade Organization rules in the 2000s have greatly reduced the ‘policy space’ in which developing countries can promote industrialisation. This paper examines the case of Thailand's policies in developing one of the most successful automotive industries in the Southeast Asian region. We show that Thailand's use of local content requirements, later abolished under WT…
One Village One Product – rural development strategy in Asia: The case of Otop in Thailand
This paper investigates the development of the One Tambon, One Product (OTOP) programme in Thailand, based on the earlier experience of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) movement in Japan. Conceived in Japan as a policy to reverse rural depopulation, it has become more focused on poverty alleviation when implemented in Thailand. It will be shown how, despite some criticisms, the OTOP programme has been providing communities with the chance to m…
Affirmative Action and Economic Liberalisation: The Dilemmas of the Malaysian Automotive Industry
This paper considers the ways in which Malaysia has tried to develop automotive production through promoting a nationally owned car producer, Proton, and to carve out some "policy space" to continue a degree of protection whilst also liberalising its trade regime. We show that protection has not yet succeeded in making Proton and its many vendors internationally competitive, and why Malaysia has found that it has to secure the cooperation of a ma…
How much policy space still exists under the WTO? A comparative study of the automotive industry in Thailand and Malaysia
This paper investigates the policy space open to developing countries under the WTO regime. It is apparent that industrial policy options in developing countries are limited by the TRIPs, GATS, TRIMs and SCMs agreements under the WTO. However, policy options are not fully closed, and a narrower range of policies is still available. Focusing particularly on TRIMs, this paper examines the contrasting development of the automotive industries in Thai…
Dawn of Industrialisation? The Indonesian Automotive Industry
This article traces the development of industrial policy towards the Indonesian motor industry within the automotive global value chain. Showing the current dominance of Japanese motor assemblers in Indonesia, it notes the rather undeveloped nature of the locally owned supporting industry, particularly compared with that of neighbouring Thailand. Most investment in auto-parts production has been by foreigners. Nevertheless, Indonesia's rapid dome…
The competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry in the post-MFA era
In recent years, Bangladesh has become the second-largest garment-exporting country in the world. This article examines the competitive factors of the Bangladeshi garment industry based on a survey of 70 firms in 2012. Although this industry has many impediments, three factors have significantly contributed to the increased export competitiveness of the industry: labour costs, technological developments and the country’s market access policy. Thi…
Social capital, household income, and community development in Bhutan: A Case Study of a Dairy Cooperative
Using a case of a dairy cooperative in Bhutan, this study investigates how social capital enhances individual household income and community development in rural areas. It also examines the influence of cooperatives in social capital formation. The study finds that social capital facilitates households that are resource-constrained by working together to reduce costs through economies of scale, enhancing information accessibility, building confid…
How to conduct effective industrial policy: A comparison of automotive development in the Philippines and Indonesia
Compared to the recent successes of Indonesia, Philippines vehicle production has faced severe problems of lack of economies of scale and a weak domestic supply base, as well as strong import competition, including from illegally imported used cars. Unlike Indonesia in recent years – whose automotive development up to the late 1990s was considered a failure – the Philippines has not succeeded in developing significant exports of vehicles. Althoug…
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in the Philippines
This article explores why the Philippines’ automotive industry has been less successful than those of its Southeast Asian neighbours, despite its long history of automotive production. We stress policy inconsistency, lack of demand-side policy signals and weak state capacity as explanations, although past policies were successful in developing exports of a few key automotive components. The 2015 Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS)…
Industrial policy and automotive development: A comparative study of Thailand and Czechia
This paper investigates the effectiveness of industrial policy, and the role of state capacity to implement it, by making a comparison of automotive development in Thailand and Czechia, the largest vehicle producers in Southeast Asia and Central and Eastern Europe, respectively. The development of the industry in both countries primarily relied on foreign investment, despite Czechia’s long earlier history of domestic automotive development. The c…
Global value chains and knowledge spillover to local economy in Visegrad 4 countries
This study empirically examines knowledge spillover in Visegrad Four (V4) countries, with an emphasis on global value chains (GVCs). Using patent statistics, the study aims to estimate the knowledge production function, including domestic and foreign knowledge stocks, and found that international knowledge spillover does not contribute much to the innovation of the local economy in the V4 countries because of three factors: i) multinational corpo…
Japanese Automotive Industry under Carbon Neutrality: Multi-Pathway Strategy and Green Supply Chain Networks
This study examines Japan’s carbon-neutral policy in the automotive sector. To tackle carbon neutrality, the Japanese government and industry have introduced two manufacturing-related strategies. The first is the Multi-Pathway Strategy, which promotes not only battery electric vehicles but also a variety of powertrain vehicles by using a technology-neutral approach. The second is the establishment of green supply chain networks. These strategies …
Challenges in the development of the extractive industries sector in Tajikistan: The case of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
Business (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Global trade and economics (9 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (9 works) · International trade (9 works) · Automotive industry (8 works) · Asian Industrial and Economic Development (7 works) · Engineering (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Industrial organization (6 works)