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Bringing Non-governmental Actors into the Policymaking Process: The Case of Local Development Policy in Thailand

Shigetomi, Shinichi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006

During the past two decades in Thailand, non-governmental actors, such as NGOs, intellectuals, and people …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222483

Development of Border Economic Zones in Thailand: Expansion of Border Trade and Formation of Border Economic Zones

Tsuneishi, Takao - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2008

In the wake of economic globalization and development in Thailand, movement of people and commodities at the Thai … borders is also becoming pronounced. Economic interdependence between Thailand and neighboring countries is growing through … border customhouses. As a policy, Thailand is trying to stimulate trade and investment with neighboring countries following …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222489

Is Learning by Migrating to a Megalopolis Really Important? Evidence from Thailand

Machikita, Tomohiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006

areas using the Thailand Labor Force Survey. The main contribution is to the development a simple framework to test for self …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222499

Career Crisis? Impacts of Financial Shock on the Entry-Level Labor Market: Evidence from Thailand

Machikita, Tomohiro - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2006

We utilize Thailand's the financial crisis in 1997 as a natural experiment which exogenously shifts labor demand …. Convincing evidence from the Thailand Labor Force Survey support the hypothesis that both employment opportunities and wages …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005222508

[Book review] "Thai Rice Farming in Transition edited by Akimi Fujimoto, Kamphol Adulavidhaya, and Toshiro Matsuda"

Higashi, Shigeki - In: The Developing Economies 31 (1993) 2, pp. 254-257

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From "loosely" to "tightly" structured social organization: the changing aspects of cooperation and village community in rural Thailand

Shigetomi, Shinichi - In: The Developing Economies 30 (1992) 2, pp. 154-178

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What happened on "The Beach"? Social movements and governance of tourism in Thailand

Forsyth, Tim - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 5 (2002) 3, pp. 326-337

, The Beach, in Thailand on grounds that it caused environmental degradation. Evidence suggests that campaigners overstated … strengthen other campaigns elsewhere in Thailand to exclude economic activities in national parks. The paper consequently argues …

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Effectiveness and Challenges of Three Economic Corridors of the Greater Mekong Sub-region

Ishida, Masami - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2005

Since the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) program began in 1992, activities have expanded and flourished. The three economic corridors are composed of the East-West, North-South, and Southern; these are the most important parts of the flagship program. This article presents an evaluation of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005227595

[Book review] "Southeast Asia's Misunderstood Miracle: Industrial Policy and Economic Development in Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia by Jomo K.S. et al."

Higashi, Shigeki - In: The Developing Economies 38 (2000) 2, pp. 246-251

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Cooperation, Trust and Social Capital in Southeast Asian Urban Slums

Carpenter, Jeffrey P.; Daniere, Amrita; Takahashi, Lois - The Field Experiments Website - 2004

We conduct experiments in urban slums to measure trust and cooperation and to see how behavior varies with demographic factors and associational measures of social capital. Overall, we find high contribution rates among Thai and Vietnamese participants in a voluntary contribution game, and we...

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