


MR. PETER BAILEY: Research Economist, New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER), New Zealand.
DR. LIU XIANGFENG: Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economic Research (IIER), National Development and
Reform Commission (NDRC), China.
DR. KESHAB DAS: Professor, Gujarat Institute of Development Research (GIDR), India.
DR. TULUS TAMBUNNAN: Head, Center for Industry and SME Studies, University of Trisakti, Indonesia.
DR.KAZUHIKO YOKOTA: Research Associate Professor, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development
(ICSEAD), Japan.
DR. SHUJI UCHIKAWA: Senior Research Fellow, Bangkok Research Center, JETRO, Thailand.
DR. PHOUPHET KYOPHILAVONG: Lecturer, Department of Economics, National University of Laos, Laos.
DR. RAFAELITA M. ALDABA: Senior Research Fellow, Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Philippines.
DR. HANK LIM (Project Leader): Director for Research, Singapore Institute for International Affairs (SIIA), Singapore
(Leader of SME Project)
DR. CHAIYUTH PUNYASAVATSUT: Associate professor, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Thailand.
DR. TRAN TIEN CUONG : Director of Enterprise Reform and Development Department, Central Institute for Economic
Management (CIEM), Vietnam.
DR. LE XUAN SANG: Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Vietnam Economic Management Review
(VEMR), CIEM, Vietnam.
MS. NGUYEN KIM ANH: Master of Employment and Labour Studies, Researcher, Department of Enterprise Reform and
Development, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Vietnam.
MR. HIRONOBU KITAGAWA: Director, IDE-JETRO, Japan.

Edited by Hank Lim
| Chapter 6 | SMEs under Recession in Japan |
| Chapter 7 | SMEs Development in Lao PDR |
| Chapter 8 | SMEs in the Philippine Manufacturing Industry and Globalization: Meeting the Development Challenges |