Die politischen Systeme Südostasiens

Croissant, Aurel

doi:10.1007/978-3-531-18822-5

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“…It became independent from French colonial rule in 1954. After the end of the Vietnam war in 1975, the power of the communist party has been expanded from the North to also include South Vietnam, and the communist party has been in power since then (Croissant, 2016). Since 1986, Vietnam has undertaken steps towards economic liberalisation ('doi moi') by introducing market-oriented reforms, through which Vietnam, formerly classified as one of the poorest countries in the world, became a low middle-income country (Long, 2012, 203).…”

Section: Policy Reforms and Structure Of The Pension Systemmentioning

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A mechanism‐based approach to the comparison of national pension systems in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

Kuhlmann

Nullmeier

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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The article argues that a mechanism‐based approach is a promising way for comparative analyses of social policy developments, as it allows to focus on specific sequences within broader processes, and to draw inspiration from elements of different theoretical approaches to explain these sequences. The article analyses the developments of the social insurance pension system in Vietnam and the national provident fund in Sri Lanka, which present two variants of a contribution‐based pension system. Despite different starting points and institutional and economic backgrounds, the article reveals that both countries are characterised by maintenance and expansion of their pension systems on the policy level, and limitations in expanding effective coverage on the implementation level. We identify three causal mechanisms that are crucial for understanding these developments: The policy‐areas‐interdependence mechanism explains how, in an integrated political system, policies are being maintained despite dysfunctions, because they have important stabilizing functions for other policy areas. The evasion mechanism explains how national policy actors on the surface follow International Organisations' recommendations and support further cooperation, while conducting reforms in line with national political considerations. The limited‐compliance mechanism explains how reforms that are being adopted on the policy level are not being implemented.

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Section: Policy Reforms and Structure Of The Pension Systemmentioning

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A mechanism‐based approach to the comparison of national pension systems in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

Kuhlmann

Nullmeier

2021

Soc Policy Adm

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“…While the presidential republic of the Philippines represents a unitary state with most regulatory power at the national level (Croissant, ), local autonomy is also guaranteed by law (DILG, ). The authoritarian regime under former President Ferdinand Marcos was followed by a period of local empowerment and the establishment of a highly decentralized political system with powerful local elites (Hutchcroft, ).…”

Section: Promoting Renewables From a Multi‐level Governance Perspectivementioning

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Central‐local Relations and Renewable Energy Policy Implementation in a Developing Country

Marquardt

2017

Env Pol Gov

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Implementing renewable energy policies is a complex governance challenge that involves numerous jurisdictional levels. Transforming an energy system towards renewables requires not only top-down activities from the central government, but also bottom-up developments at subnational jurisdictions. This article investigates how complex multi-level governance arrangements affect renewable energy policy implementation in a developing country. Speaking to current conceptual debates in multi-level governance research, insights from pluralist power theories are incorporated into a multi-level governance framework to investigate the role of governance structures, resources and capacities. The approach is applied exemplarily to discuss the implementation of the Philippine Renewable Energy Act. The national government struggles to implement this law due to powerful local authorities. Political factors such as unclear responsibilities, conflicting regulations, weak local capacity, a lack of awareness for national intentions and missing consultation are identified as major obstacles for renewable energy policy implementation. Results are primarily derived from documents and qualitative expert interviews.

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“…Both the market design and the political system changed dramatically in the late 1980s. The end of authoritarian rule under President Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 led to a process of local empowerment and decentralisation (DILG 1991;Hutchcroft 2003), which led to the emergence of powerful local elites (Croissant 2015).…”

Section: The Philippine Energy Transition and The Renewable Energy Actmentioning

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“…The Philippines is a democratic, representative, and presidential republic with separate and sovereign legislative, executive, and judicial branches (Croissant 2015). The unitary state grants most regulatory power to the national government.…”

Section: Promoting Renewables From a Multilevel Governance Perspectivementioning

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How Power Affects Policy Implementation: Lessons from the Philippines

Marquardt

2017

Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

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This article unveils how the complex multilevel governance system of a developing country affects environmental policy implementation. The Philippine Renewable Energy Act is discussed as an in-depth case study. The law was passed in 2008 to increase the share of renewables in the electricity mix, but its implementation remains a challenge. Analysing the complex multilevel governance system of the Philippines, this article shows how interjurisdictional coordination and the distribution of power resources and capacities affect the implementation process. This qualitative research is based on key documents and insights from 48 expert interviews. From a theoretical perspective, research about power in central–local relations can make a useful contribution to current multilevel governance concepts.

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Die politischen Systeme Südostasiens

Cited by 12 publications

References 166 publications

A mechanism‐based approach to the comparison of national pension systems in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

A mechanism‐based approach to the comparison of national pension systems in Vietnam and Sri Lanka

Central‐local Relations and Renewable Energy Policy Implementation in a Developing Country

How Power Affects Policy Implementation: Lessons from the Philippines

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