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.
Edited by:
Christian Ploberger
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 570g
ISBN: 9781032895901
ISBN 10: 103289590X
Series: Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 05 September 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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 (GBA) Case, Wei Manske-Wang, Yiqiao Wang, Sergej Vasic Ch. 4 Grounding and rejuvenating China's BRI as economic statecraft at the provincial level- A Case of Yunnan, Tao Song 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 fishing communities of the Tonle Sap Lake: a case study in Aek Phnum district of Battambang Province, Chealy Chet, Serey Sok, Youk Senglong,, Born Doeur, and Thou Ponlue 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, C.S. 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 - a development challenge, with serious implications for addressing existing inequality, Utham Kumar Jamadhagni
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).
