Thai Economy in the Changing Decade and Industrial Promotion Policy

ASEDP

No.6

Edited by Samart Chiasakul, Mikimasa Yoshida
Published in 1990
CONTENTS

Introduction / Samart Chiasakul, Mikimasa Yoshida

1.

Structural Changes and Industrial Promotion Policy / Teerana Bhongmakapat

Introduction
1. Structural Changes and Industrialization
2. Economic Prospects for the 1990s
3. Constraints on Sustainable Growth
4. Industrial Promotion Policy and Future Options
2.
Introduction
1. Upsurge in Foreign Direct Investment
2. Major Investing Countries and Sectors in which They Invest
3. Development of Investment Promotion Policy
Conclusion
3.

Industrial Structure The Automobile Industry / Kovit Satavuthi

1. Background
2. Auto-parts Industry
3. Regional Cooperation Schemes (ASEAN)
4.

Industrial Structure Electronics Industry in Thailand / Rachain Chitayarangsan

1. Evolution of the Electronics Industry in Thailand
2. Production, Employment and Trade
3. The Role of Foreign Investment
4. Policy Issues
5.

Trade Conflicts and Industrial Promotion Policy / Samart Chiasakul

Introduction
1. Textile Industry
2. Steel Pipes
3. Ball Bearings
4. Intellectual Property Rights
5. Generalised System of Preferences (GSP)
6. Protectionism in the EC Market
Conclusion
6.

Socio-Political and Cultural Constraints on the Decision-making Process in Thailand / Somboon Suksamran

1. Policy making process: scope and theoretical considerations
2. Considerations on the policy formulation and decision-making
3. Policy formulation and decision-making in the semi-democratic period
4. The Council of Economic Ministers
5. The Joint Public and Private Consultaive Committee Conclusion