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

dc.contributor.authorBarend Frielink
dc.contributor.authorShunsuke Bando
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-19T18:34:34Z
dc.date.available2018-06-19T18:34:34Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-30
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11540/8307
dc.description.abstractSpecial 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.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAsian Development Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.titleIncreasing Benefits Through Economic Corridor Development in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
dc.typeWorking Papers
dc.subject.expertRegionalism
dc.subject.expertRegional Economy
dc.subject.expertRegional Trading Arrangements
dc.subject.expertRegional Trade Integration
dc.subject.expertRegional Economic Integration
dc.subject.expertRegional Cooperation
dc.subject.expertInterregional Cooperation
dc.subject.expertTrade Disputes
dc.subject.expertTrade Barriers
dc.subject.expertFree Trade
dc.subject.expertTrade
dc.subject.expertTrade Agreements
dc.subject.expertIntraregional Trade
dc.subject.adbGovernment Policy
dc.subject.adbRegional Organization
dc.subject.adbRegional Plans
dc.subject.adbEconomic integration
dc.subject.adbRegional Development Bank
dc.subject.adbPreferential tariffs
dc.subject.adbInternational negotiation
dc.subject.adbProtectionist measures
dc.subject.adbAccess to markets
dc.subject.adbEconomic agreements
dc.subject.adbInternational trade law
dc.subject.adbRegional integration
dc.subject.adbTrade relations
dc.subject.adbExports
dc.subject.adbEconomic integration
dc.subject.adbDistribution
dc.subject.adbEconomic integration
dc.subject.adbDevelopment Bank
dc.subject.adbTrade policy
dc.subject.naturalRegional economics
dc.subject.naturalRegional planning
dc.subject.naturalRegional disparities
dc.subject.naturalInterregionalism
dc.subject.naturalRegional economic disparities
dc.subject.naturalRegional economic blocs
dc.subject.naturalIndustrial arbitration
dc.subject.naturalEuro
dc.subject.naturalInflation
dc.subject.naturalBusiness
dc.subject.naturalFinance
dc.subject.naturalFree trade
dc.title.seriesADB Southeast Asia Working Paper Series
dc.title.volumeNo. 17
dc.contributor.imprintAsian Development Bank
oar.themeRegional
oar.themeTrade
oar.adminregionSoutheast Asia Region
oar.countryLao People's Democratic Republic
oar.identifierOAR-007893
oar.authorFrielink, Barend
oar.authorBando, Shunsuke
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