Rethinking economic security in a globalized world

Bibliographic Data

ID6050488
AuthorsSiew Mun Tang (ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume21
Issue1
Pages40-52
Publication date2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569775.2014.993910
OpenAlexW2085648305
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited1

Economic security is one of the primary dimensions of human security and is closely associated with poverty and related issues. This article takes a non-economic view of economic security and argues that the concept may lose its policy traction and relevance if it continues to be narrowly defined as and associated with poverty per se. If the concept is to continue to be useful to policy-makers and analysts, it needs to champion and embrace issues and concerns beyond poverty and consider the emergent threats affecting the non-poor. It argues, by way of several highlighted examples, that the concept is sufficiently dynamic to capture and incorporate other pervasive threats to the well-being of the people. It also points out that understanding the political impact and influence of economic security is just as important as studying the economic dynamics.Keywords: economic securityunderemployment and political stabilitydemographic changegood governanceglobalization Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author

Champion · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic Security · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Relevance (law · Security studies · Agricultural risk and resilience · Public Administration

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