Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Part I. General Views

1. Prologue: Progress in Cross-Border Movement and the Development of Border Economic Zones
Toshihiro Kudo, Masami Ishida

2. Thailand’s Approach Toward the Management of Migrant Workers
Michiko Ito

3. What is the Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA)?
Masami Ishida

Part II. Introducing Each Border in the Greater Mekong Subregion

4. Southern Economic Corridor: Moc Bai—Bavet Border
Masaya Shiraishi

5. Cambodia: The Economic Potential of the Thai Border Areas
Kenjiro Yagura

6. East-West Economic Corridor: Lao Bao—Dansavanh Border
Masaya Shiraishi

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

8. Border Development in Myanmar: The Case of the Myawaddy-Mae Sot Border
Toshihiro Kudo

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

10. Economic Disparity of the China-Vietnam Economic Border Regions
Ryo Ikebe

11. Myanmar’s Border Trade with China: Roads, Gates, and Peace
Toshihiro Kudo

Part III. Summary

12. Epilogue: Potentiality of Border Economic Zones and Future Prospects
Masami Ishida

Keywords: Economics, Regional/Spatial Science, International Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Development Economics