Abstract Through examining trends and patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam over the twenty years of reform (1986–2008), this paper found a big…
Topic: Political Economy
Abstract In this paper we provide a review and synthesis of some of the available information and data regarding Vietnam’s exchange rate regime, as well…
Abstract This paper examines Vietnam’s export performance in the process of economic transition. The key theme of analysis is the complementary role of domestic policy…
Abstract Since the launch of economic reforms in China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have made impressive achievements. However, the two countries…
Abstract This paper demonstrates that multilateralism and regionalism are complementary, and that regional income convergence is likely with a like-minded and committed regionalism that often…
Abstract This study analyses the early effects of recent bilateral and regional Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) involving the ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
Abstract When Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam became members of ASEAN in the late 1990s, concerns were raised about the emergence of a development divide…
Abstract This paper sets out to examine what has happened to the multinational enterprises from Thailand after the crisis. The paper sets the context by…
Abstract This paper aims at discussing Thailand’s FTAs initiative and strategy. The recent proliferation of worldwide FTAs in conjunction with the interest of the political…
Abstract Vietnam’s growth in the last one-and-half decades has been driven by the liberalization effect and large inflows of external purchasing power. Now that the…
Abstract This paper examines post-crisis export performance in Thailand against the backdrop of pre-crisis experience and ongoing changes in patterns of international production. Following a…
Abstract Sustained reduction of poverty incidence in Thailand has occurred over a period of several decades. This reduction in absolute poverty has occurred in spite…
Abstract Development gaps always exist, but not all gaps are impediments to integration among nations. The challenge for ASEAN’s integration is that the increasingly globalized…
Abstract This research note analyses China’s Great Western Development Strategy, or the so-called “Go-West” policy, launched in 2000, and its implications for Thailand. Under this…
Abstract Studies on industrial clustering identify factors that nourish the clustering and thus aid in industrial development. We classify these as government incentives and economic…
