Governance of Development in Metropolitan Southeast Asia and the Transformation of State Role

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05143
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: OKAMOTO MASAAKI 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 教授 (90372549)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 伊賀 司 京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 特別研究員(PD) (00608185) ; 本名 純 立命館大学, 国際関係学部, 教授 (10330010) ; 相沢 伸広 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究院, 准教授 (10432080) ; 見市 建 早稲田大学, 国際学術院(アジア太平洋研究科), 准教授 (10457749) ; 新井 健一郎 亜細亜大学, 都市創造学部, 准教授 (70548354) ; 渡邉 暁子 文教大学, 国際学部, 講師 (70553684) ; 日下 渉 名古屋大学, 国際開発研究科, 准教授 (80536590)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 東南アジア / 地方政治 / 首都圏 / 開発 / デベロッパー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research project was to analyze the governance on development in the metropolitan Southeast Asia in the era of globalization and ASEAN. Our research members conducted collaborative researches in the four metropolitans, Manila (the Philippines), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bangkok (Thailand). One of the main focuses was the role of the state in the Metropolitan development. The research results suggest that the following simple dichotomy cannot be applicable to the land management in the metropolitan areas: the role of the state is bigger if the regime is authoritarian and centralistic while the role of the state is weaker if the regime is democratic and decentralistic. The extent of the state power in the Metropolitan land development is also decided by other factors such as the authority of local government(s), the layers and numbers of local governments in the metropolis, actors other than government such as developers and royal family.

Free Research Field

地域研究