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Southeast Asia's International Production Networks: Implications For Macroeconomic Stability, Abigail Eliana Zwick
Southeast Asia's International Production Networks: Implications For Macroeconomic Stability, Abigail Eliana Zwick
Senior Projects Spring 2013
Using the case of five Southeast Asian countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, and the Philippines - this paper examines the relationship between participation in international production networks and the volatility of export values in small, open developing economies. The region’s growth has been driven by the electronics and automotive industries over the past two decades, industries that rely on a system of intra-regional intermediate goods trade. While these countries diversified out of the agricultural industries in part to reduce volatility, there is evidence that they face new volatility risks in the new industries, as a result of dependence on …
Texting The New Habitus: (Re)Producing And Negotiating Practices And Expectations Of The Texting Medium, Daniel Kyoungshik Park
Texting The New Habitus: (Re)Producing And Negotiating Practices And Expectations Of The Texting Medium, Daniel Kyoungshik Park
Senior Projects Spring 2013
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
“Follow Your Heart” – Chinese Urban Post-80 Mothers’ Expectations For Their Children, Wenjie(Rena) Chen
“Follow Your Heart” – Chinese Urban Post-80 Mothers’ Expectations For Their Children, Wenjie(Rena) Chen
Senior Projects Spring 2013
It has been 35 years since the Chinese government first introduced the One-Child Policy in 1978 to control the rapidly growing population. The first generation born after the policy was instated are mainly only children and are usually referred to as the "post-80" generation. As they are stepping into their thirties and becoming parents, the current project explores their expectations for their children, with a focus on urban post-80 mothers' expectations for their children's freedom of choice and how these expectations are different from those of the previous generations. A telephone survey was conducted with 82 urban mothers from four …