Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Prologue: Progress in Cross-Border Movement and the Development of Border Economic Zones....Pages 3-28
Thailand’s Approach Toward the Management of Migrant Workers....Pages 29-52
What is the Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA)?....Pages 53-76
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Southern Economic Corridor: Moc Bai—Bavet Border....Pages 79-106
Cambodia: The Economic Potential of the Thai Border Areas....Pages 107-132
East-West Economic Corridor: Lao Bao—Dansavanh Border....Pages 133-162
Impacts of Cross-Border Infrastructure Developments: The Case of the First and Second Lao—Thai Mekong Friendship Bridges....Pages 163-185
Border Development in Myanmar: The Case of the Myawaddy-Mae Sot Border....Pages 186-205
Border Trade and Economic Zones on the North-South Economic Corridor: Focusing on the Connecting Points Between the Four Countries....Pages 206-249
Economic Disparity of the China-Vietnam Economic Border Regions....Pages 250-278
Myanmar’s Border Trade with China: Roads, Gates, and Peace....Pages 279-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Epilogue: Potentiality of Border Economic Zones and Future Prospects....Pages 299-331
Back Matter....Pages 332-342