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Cross-Border Trades and Commerce between Thailand and Neighboring Countries: Policy Implications for Establishing Special Border Economic Zones

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  • Choen Krainara
  • Jayant K. Routray

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Regional economic integration leads to closer interdependence within the Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS) especially for trade and commerce. Contributing factors to cross-border trade expansion between Thailand and four neighboring countries, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Myanmar (CLMM) have been studied, as well as an analysis of its pattern and trend utilizing time series data from1996--2012. This study found a rapid increase of local and regional cross-border trade, cross-border shopping and mobility of people. Cross-border traded goods are mainly produced in Bangkok and its vicinity and the eastern region of Thailand. Thai border cities currently play major roles as distribution centers; while industrial development along Thai border regions has not progressed enough to capture the full potential of this trade. The development of emerging border economic zones (BEZs) could be a means as well as a strategy not only to minimize interregional and intra-regional disparities within Thailand but also to foster integrated borderland development with less developed countries surrounding Thailand. Therefore, this study aimed to identify prospective locations for joint border economic zones across Thailand to suggest an enabling policy in realizing BEZs.

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  • Choen Krainara & Jayant K. Routray, 2015. "Cross-Border Trades and Commerce between Thailand and Neighboring Countries: Policy Implications for Establishing Special Border Economic Zones," Journal of Borderlands Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 345-363, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjbsxx:v:30:y:2015:i:3:p:345-363
    DOI: 10.1080/08865655.2015.1068209
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    1. Sina Hardaker, 2020. "Embedded Enclaves? Initial Implications of Development of Special Economic Zones in Myanmar," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 32(2), pages 404-430, April.
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    3. Hua, Xiaobo & Kono, Yasuyuki & Zhang, Le & Xu, Erqi & Luo, Renshan, 2019. "How transnational labor migration affects upland land use practices in the receiving country: Findings from the China-Myanmar borderland," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 84(C), pages 163-176.
    4. Teerawat Charoenrat & Piriya Pholphirul, 2022. "The Industrial Sector Participation in Global Value Chains for Sustainable Development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 23(3), pages 608-640, June.
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