Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
It is with profound sadness that we share the news that Emeritus Reader John Thoburn died suddenly at his Norwich home on 4 November aged 81.
John's memorial service is to be held at the Earlham Crematorium in Norwich on Thursday 1 December at 1.30.
If you would like to remember him, please contribute to a charity he supported
Trussell Trust (tackling food poverty in UK)
Practical Action (helping impoverished communities overseas)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Network
Projects
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Scoping Study Focusing on China's Development Lessons for Low Income Africa
Department for International Development
13/02/13 → 30/04/13
Project: Other
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Automotive Industry in South East Asia
Thoburn, J. & Natsuda, K.
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
1/08/10 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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The Sustainability of Garment Production among New Asian Exporters in the Post-MFA Era
Thoburn, J., Natsuda, K. & Goto, K.
Ritsumei-kan Asia Pacific University
1/01/08 → 31/12/09
Project: Research
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Globalisation, Production and Poverty: Macro, Meso and Micro Level Studies
Thoburn, J., Jenkins, R., Sen, K. & Dolan, C.
Department for International Development
1/01/00 → 31/12/03
Project: Research
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Industrial policy and automotive development: A comparative study of Thailand and Czechia
Natsuda, K., Thoburn, J., Blažek, J. & Otsuka, K., Mar 2022, In: Eurasian Geography and Economics. 63, 2, p. 212-238 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Automotive industrialisation: Industrial policy and development in Southeast Asia
Natsuda, K. & Thoburn, J., 1 Jan 2021, Taylor and Francis. 268 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
1 Citation (Scopus) -
How to conduct effective industrial policy: a comparison of automotive development in the Philippines and Indonesia
Thoburn, J. & Natsuda, K., 2 Oct 2018, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 23, 4, p. 657-682 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus) -
Industrial policy and the development of the automotive industry in the Philippines
Natsuda, K. & Thoburn, J., 3 Jul 2018, In: Canadian Journal of Development Studies. 39, 3, p. 371-391 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Comparative policies for automotive development in Southeast Asia
Thoburn, J. & Natsuda, K., 1 Jan 2016, Cars, Automobility and Development in Asia: Wheels of Change. Hansen, A. & Nielsen, K. (eds.). Taylor and Francis, p. 17-36 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
5 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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DFID Workshop, Beijing
John Thoburn (Speaker)
20 Apr 2013Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Garment Export Prospects for the Kyrgyz Republic (OECD)
John Thoburn (Consultant)
2013Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (fee based/paid)
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Lessons of China for Africa (DFID)
John Thoburn (Consultant)
2013Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (fee based/paid)
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Impact of the World Financial Crisis on the Textile and Garment Industry of Asia (UNIDO)
John Thoburn (Consultant)
2009Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (fee based/paid)
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Country Role Models for Development Success: Vietnam (UN World Institute for Development Economics Research, Helsinki)
John Thoburn (Consultant)
2008Activity: Consultancy › Consultancy (fee based/paid)