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    Increasing Benefits Through Economic Corridor Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    Frielink, Barend; Bando, Shunsuke | April 2018
    Abstract
    Special economic zones play an important role in the development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which is home to 328 million people. The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) shares borders with the other five GMS countries. However, it is not always clear to what extent the Lao PDR has benefited from the GMS program. This study identifies opportunities for the Lao PDR to increase the benefits it derives from GMS projects, particularly economic corridors. It emphasizes that regional governance arrangements can never be a substitute for national governance arrangements. Instead, national policies, capacities, and implementation arrangements will determine how the Lao PDR can maximize the potential benefits from GMS projects.
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    Frielink, Barend; Bando, Shunsuke. 2018. Increasing Benefits Through Economic Corridor Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8307. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
    Keywords
    Regionalism
    Regional Economy
    Regional Trading Arrangements
    Regional Trade Integration
    Regional Economic Integration
    Regional Cooperation
    Interregional Cooperation
    Trade Disputes
    Trade Barriers
    Free Trade
    Trade
    Trade Agreements
    Intraregional Trade
    Government Policy
    Regional Organization
    Regional Plans
    Economic integration
    Regional Development Bank
    Preferential tariffs
    International negotiation
    Protectionist measures
    Access to markets
    Economic agreements
    International trade law
    Regional integration
    Trade relations
    Exports
    Economic integration
    Distribution
    Economic integration
    Development Bank
    Trade policy
    Regional economics
    Regional planning
    Regional disparities
    Interregionalism
    Regional economic disparities
    Regional economic blocs
    Industrial arbitration
    Euro
    Inflation
    Business
    Finance
    Free trade
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    Frielink, Barend
    Bando, Shunsuke
    Theme
    Regional
    Trade

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