Development Strategy for CLMV in the Age of Economic Integration

List of Project Members

CHAP Sotharith (Project Leader): Executive Director, Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace, Cambodia.

Santi CHAISRISAWATSUK : Director of the Center for International Economics and Development Studies (CIEDS), School of Development Economics, National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand.

Jaewan CHEONG: Senior Researcher, Korea Institute for Int'l Economic Policy (KIEP), Korea.

HAO Hongmei : Associate Professor, Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, China.

Masami ISHIDA: Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan.

KAN ZAW : Rector, Yangon Institute of Economics, Myanmar.

KEOLA Souknilan: Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan.

Toshihiro KUDO: Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan.

Leeber LEEBOUAPAO: Deputy Director General, National Economic Research Institute (NERI), Lao PDR.

Hank LIM: Director for Research, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA), Singapore.

Koji NISHIKIMI: Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO, Japan.

QUAH Boon Huat: Research Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER), Malaysia.

Katsumi UCHIDA: Senior Research Fellow, International Development Research Institute (IDRI), Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID), Japan.

VO Tri Thanh: Director of Department, Department for International Economic Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), Vietnam.

Full Report

RPR-2007-4

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Chap Sotharith

PART I.
REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION AND ITS IMPACTS ON CLMV DEVELOPMENT

Chapter1. Growth and Gaps in East Asia: Trade, Investment, and Integration
Hank Lim

Chapter2. Economic Integration and Development Strategies: A Theoretical Perspective
Koji Nishikimi

Chapter3. CLMV Development Assistance Programmes: Background,Approaches, Concerns
Quah Boon Huat

Chapter4. GMS Economic Cooperation and Its Impact on CLMV Development
Masami Ishida

Chapter5. Investment Climates in CLMV: Their Global Positions
Keola Souknilanh

PART II.
ROLES OF ASIAN PARTNERS IN CLMV DEVELOPMENT

Chapter6. China's Trade and Economic Relations with CLMV
Hao Hongmei

Chapter7. Japan's Policy and Strategy of Economic Cooperation to CLMV
Katsumi Uchida and Toshihiro Kudo

Chapter8. Korea's Economic Relations with CLMV Countries
Jaewan Cheong

Chapter9. Thailand and Development Strategies for CLMV
Santi Chaisrisawatsuk

PART III.
CHALLENGES, PROSPECTS AND STRATEGIES FOR CLMV DEVELOPMENT

Chapter10. Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for CLMV Development: The Case of Cambodia
Chap Sotharith

Chapter11. Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for CLMV Development: The Case of Lao PDR
Leeber Leebouapao

Chapter12. Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for CLMV Development: The Case of Myanmar
Kan Zaw

Chapter13. Challenges, Prospects and Strategies for CLMV Development: The Case of Vietnam
Vo Tri Thanh