Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

2013. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-137-30289-2
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 342 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: IDE-JETRO Series

A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen major borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region with the aim of predicting the long terms future for this region.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ishida, M.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: GENERAL VIEWS Prologue: Progress in Cross-Border Movement and the Development of Border Economic Zones; Toshihiro Kudo and Masami Ishida 1. Thailand's Approach Toward the Management of Migrant Workers; Michiko Ito 2. What is Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA)?; Masami Ishida PART II. INTRODUCING EACH BORDER IN MEKONG REGION 3. Southern Economic Corridor: Moc Bai-Bavet Border; Masaya Shiraishi 4. Cambodia: The Economic Potential of the Thai-Border Areas; Kanjiro Yagura 5. East-West Economic Corridor: Lao Bao-Dansavanh Border; Masaya Shiraishi 6. Impacts of Cross-Border Infrastructure Developments: the Case of First and Second Lao-Thai Mekong Friendship Bridges; Suchnilanh Keola 7. Development of Border Area in Myanmar: Focusing on Myawaddy- Maesot Border; Toshihiro Kudo 8. Border Trade and Economic Zones on the North-South Economic Corridor: Focusing on the Connecting Points between the Four Countries; Takao Tsuneishi 9. Economic Disparity of the China-Vietnam Border Economic Regions; Ryo Ikebe 10. Myanmar'S Border Trade with China: Roads, Gates, and Peace; Toshihiro Kudo PART III SUMMARY Epilogue: Potentiality of Border Economic Zones and Future Prospects; Masami Ishida

Über Autor(innen)

Masami Ishida, Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok, Thailand
Toshihiro Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan
Michiko Ito, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Country Mission, Thailand
Masaya Shiraishi Professor, Waseda University, Japan
Kenjiro Yagura, Hannan University, Japan
Souknilanh Keola, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), Japan
Takao Tsuneishi, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Relations (IDE-JETRO), Japan
Ryo Ikebe, Associate Professor, Asian Economics Research Department, Research Institute for Regional Economics, Fukui Prefectural University, Japan