Dr Kaoru NATSUDA is Professor of Development Economics at theDr Kaoru NATSUDA is Professor of Development Economics at theCollege of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University,Japan. He obtained his PhD in Economics from the University of Sydney,Australia, and his MA in International Development Studies from theUniversity of Bradford, UK. His research interests include industrialdevelopment, rural development, and political economy in Asia and CentralEurope. He published papers in many journals including Review of International PoliticalEconomy, European Journal of Development Research, Canadian Journal of DevelopmentStudies, Global Networks, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Asian Economic Journal,Singapore Economic Review and Bulletin of the Indonesian Economic Studies. He serves as asenior associate editor of PSU Research Review (Emerald Publishing) and an editorial boardmember of International Journal of Development Issues (Emerald Publishing).