Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (Hardcover)

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