Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region

Masami Ishida, Bangkok Research Center, JETRO Bangkok, ThailandToshihiro Kudo, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan Michiko Ito, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Country Mission, ThailandMasaya Shiraishi Professor, Waseda University, JapanKenjiro Yagura, Hannan University, JapanSouknilanh Keola, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), JapanTakao Tsuneishi, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Relations (IDE-JETRO), JapanRyo Ikebe, Associate Professor, Asian Economics Research Department, Research Institute for Regional Economics, Fukui Prefectural University, Japan

• PART I: GENERAL VIEWS Prologue: Progress in Cross-Border Movement and the Development of Border Economic Zones; Toshihiro Kudo and Masami Ishida 1. Thailand's Approach Toward the Management of Migrant Workers; Michiko Ito 2. What is Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA)?; Masami Ishida PART II. INTRODUCING EACH BORDER IN MEKONG REGION 3. Southern Economic Corridor: Moc Bai-Bavet Border; Masaya Shiraishi 4. Cambodia: The Economic Potential of the Thai-Border Areas; Kanjiro Yagura 5. East-West Economic Corridor: Lao Bao-Dansavanh Border; Masaya Shiraishi 6. Impacts of Cross-Border Infrastructure Developments: the Case of First and Second Lao-Thai Mekong Friendship Bridges; Suchnilanh Keola 7. Development of Border Area in Myanmar: Focusing on Myawaddy- Maesot Border; Toshihiro Kudo 8. Border Trade and Economic Zones on the North-South Economic Corridor: Focusing on the Connecting Points between the Four Countries; Takao Tsuneishi 9. Economic Disparity of the China-Vietnam Border Economic Regions; Ryo Ikebe 10. Myanmar'S Border Trade with China: Roads, Gates, and Peace; Toshihiro Kudo PART III SUMMARY Epilogue: Potentiality of Border Economic Zones and Future Prospects; Masami Ishida