Economic Integration and the Location of Industries: The Case of Less Developed East Asian Countries (IDE-JETRO Series)

A comprehensive picture of the effects of economic integration on industry location in less developed East Asia - particularly in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar - who pursued trade liberalization and economic integration after the 1990s. Studies include detailed empirical analyses of regional industry locations as well as country overviews. Economic integration has a profound effect on industry location, as shown by the experiences of North America and Europe. In East Asia Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) joined ASEAN and initiated cross-border infrastructure projects under the GMS scheme in the 1990s. This book provides a comprehensive picture of industry location in less developed East Asian statesa*particularly in CLMVa* which have pursued trade liberalization and economic integration and the effects that this has had on industrial development. Chapters include detailed empirical analyses of regional data sets from CLMV, examining region-wide industry locations. The book concludes with policy implications for industry location and economic development in East Asia Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Analytical Framework—Economic Integration and the Location of Industries: The Case of Less Developed East Asian Countries....Pages 3-13 Economic Integration and Industry Location: A Survey of Theoretical and Empirical Literature....Pages 14-29 Measures for Geographical Concentration and Specialization with Administrative-area Data....Pages 30-40 Front Matter....Pages 41-41 Liberalization, Integration, and Industrial Location in Vietnam....Pages 43-87 Economic Integration and Industry Location in Cambodia....Pages 88-120 Economic Integration and Industrial Location in Laos: How Has Border Mattered?....Pages 121-149 Distribution of Myanmar Rice Mills in the Age of Economic Integration....Pages 150-172 Front Matter....Pages 173-173 Location Choice of Multinational Firms in CLMV Countries....Pages 175-199 Impacts of Transport and Trade Facilitation Measures in GMS Countries: IDE Geographical Simulation Model....Pages 200-224 Summary of Findings and Policy Implications....Pages 225-231 Front Matter....Pages 233-233 Explanatory Note on Data Sources 1: Vietnam....Pages 235-245 Explanatory Note on Data Sources 2: Cambodia....Pages 246-258 Explanatory Note on Data Sources 3: Laos....Pages 259-266 Explanatory Note on Data Sources 4: Myanmar....Pages 267-290 Back Matter....Pages 291-304