Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. General Views

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Prologue: Progress in Cross-Border Movement and the Development of Border Economic Zones

      • Toshihiro Kudo, Masami Ishida

      Pages 3-28

   3. Thailand’s Approach Toward the Management of Migrant Workers

      • Michiko Ito

      Pages 29-52

   4. What is the Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA)?

      • Masami Ishida

      Pages 53-76

3. Introducing Each Border in the Greater Mekong Subregion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77

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   2. Southern Economic Corridor: Moc Bai—Bavet Border

      • Masaya Shiraishi

      Pages 79-106

   3. Cambodia: The Economic Potential of the Thai Border Areas

      • Kenjiro Yagura

      Pages 107-132

   4. East-West Economic Corridor: Lao Bao—Dansavanh Border

      • Masaya Shiraishi

      Pages 133-162

   5. Impacts of Cross-Border Infrastructure Developments: The Case of the First and Second Lao—Thai Mekong Friendship Bridges

      • Souknilanh Keola

      Pages 163-185

   6. Border Development in Myanmar: The Case of the Myawaddy-Mae Sot Border

      • Toshihiro Kudo

      Pages 186-205

   7. Border Trade and Economic Zones on the North-South Economic Corridor: Focusing on the Connecting Points Between the Four Countries

      • Takao Tsuneishi

      Pages 206-249

   8. Economic Disparity of the China-Vietnam Economic Border Regions

      • Ryo Ikebe

      Pages 250-278

   9. Myanmar’s Border Trade with China: Roads, Gates, and Peace

      • Toshihiro Kudo

      Pages 279-295

4. Summary

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 297-297

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   2. Epilogue: Potentiality of Border Economic Zones and Future Prospects

      • Masami Ishida

      Pages 299-331

5. Back Matter

   Pages 332-342

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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.

• China
• development
• transport

• Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok (Institute of Developing Economies), Japan

  Masami Ishida

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

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