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Nuchsuwan, Kontee. "Essays in trade, development and political economy." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2005. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/71215402.html.
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Phan, Phalla. "Trade liberalisation and manufacturing performance in Thailand 1990-2000 /." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20050201.105429/index.html.
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Khonsomboon, Phawarat. "Empirical essay on development and trade : case study in Thailand." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.446611.
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Klinchan, Weerachai. "Trade and Investment Relations between The Czech Republic and Thailand." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-76528.
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The purpose of this research paper is to try to clarify and evaluate trade and investment relation of Thailand and Czech Republic in order to understand the situation of both countries and to identify core problem in order to find solution and develop trade and investment relation between both countries. This paper starts by examining the historical background, country profile and macro economic circumstance, then goes on to diagnosis part which comprise with external diagnosis and internal diagnosis. I use PEST analysis and SWOT analysis as tools to diagnose problem.The conclusion I reached is that trade between Czech Republic and Thailand is growing well but investment lags behind. There are many reasons as economic, politic or even public relation. The major problem that influence to trade, investment and other sections of economy is the political instability.
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Kingkaew, Suthikorn. "What are the factors that determine the position of firms from developing countries within the global value chain : the case of Thai firms in the chicken and canned tuna industries." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.610249.
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Lavantucksin, Vanida. "Environment, development and trade : the case of shrimp farming in Thailand /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2001. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16240.pdf.
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Mekvichai, Banasopit. "The teak industry in North Thailand the role of a natural-resource-based export economy in regional development /." Google Book Search Library Project, 1988. http://books.google.com/books?id=zGk1AAAAMAAJ.
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Chau, Wai-yee Danny. "The branding strategy of car industry in Hong Kong and Thailand /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18003692.
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Liyawarakhun, Vorapoj. "The online marketing plan for Indra Jewelry Company, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2937.
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The purpose of this project is to apply marketing tactics in the form of website and online services. The goal of this plan is to improve company image and customer service and relationships, Moreover, website and online service can also increase the sales and profits of the company and expand its market.
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Veerayangkur, Vinyu. "Strategic planning in retailing : cases from Thai retailing." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/843.
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Preliminary desk researches suggested that strategic planing and management needs empirical evidence to broaden itsapplication to different industries, The purose of the study is to examine the practical framework for the plannng and development of strategy and strategic plans from the current practice of retail operations in Thailand. Theoretical reviews were carred out at early stage of the research on strategic decision making, planning systems, strategy and retailing to build a framework for research objectives and to form research questions. The main objective of the research is, therefore, to examine forms of strategy development process and the influence of marketing concepts to the planning processes of selected organisations. Fieldwork was planned to investigate at several modern retailers in Thailand, where retail competition has been intensive. Five retailers allowed their co-operation, and several methods of data collections, such as different types of interviews, observations and the analysis of achieval record, were employed to generate five case studies. The main conclusion drawn from the study would indicate that the term "strategic planning process", together with budgeting and long-range planning systems, are embedded in yearly periodical planning systems that react to external environment challenges only in the short term. The yearly periodical planing system together with an administrative system forms an on-going planning cycle. The strategic management process, on the other hand, is future-oriented planning process that has a time-span of more than a year. Strategic decisions generated by the strategic management process together with the outcome of other strategic decision-making are the inputs to both components of the on-going planning cycle. Therefore, short-term and long-term strategy development processes are distinct processes that require different approaches. However, the two processes are linked and both should be embedded within the overall strategic development process. The study also suggests that Thai retailers have to strengthen their strategy development process to be able to encourage learning and understanding of key business environments, business concepts and strategies before generating their own "winning formula". The outcome from the thesis is, therefore, a practical framework for the planning and development of strategy and strategic plans from the current practices of retail operations in Thailand that can be applied as a checklist for monitoring and evaluation in large-to-medium sized retailing organisations in similar trading environments.
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Paitoonmongkon, Chanoknart. "The public relations campaign for Bangkok fashion week, Thailand." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2938.
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The purpose of this project is to apply public relations theoretical frameworks and advertising strategies to the public relations campaign for Bangkok Fashion week to increase the number of domestic participants.
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Tiranutti, Vilailuk. "Farmers and free trade : views from the rice and soybean farmers in Thailand." Thesis, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.437944.
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Inthanoochai, Kamron. "Industrial development in Thailand : the five-year development plans and their implementation." Thesis, University of Southampton, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.237280.
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Elms, Deborah Kay. "When the status quo is not acceptable : resolving U.S. bilateral trade disputes /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/10724.
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Untachai, Subchat. "The effect of store name, brand name and store atmosphere on customers' perceived quality-value and store preference in the Udon Thani region of Thailand." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/259.
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The current study was designed to provide a quantitative measure of the influence of store name, brand name, and store atmospherics on retail preference in a study of the retailing industry in Udon Thani province, Thailand. The objectives of this study are twofold, (I) to examine the extent to which perceived store value is related to store preference, and (2) to examine the relationship between perceptions of store name, brand name, store atmospherics, and store value. The research included a pilot test using undergraduate business students in Rajabhat Institute, Udon Thani for pretesting of the questionnaire items. Following this, the investigation into store image attributes and store value perceptions necessitated uncovering variables of interest. To do this a large-scale field study was conducted. The study consisted of surveying 430 households in Udon Thani province and 310 households in Khon Khaen province using a structured questionnaire. Respondents were asked to rate, on a seven-point semantic differential and Likert scale, their agreement or disagreement on various store image attributes. L1SREL 8.30 was used for data analysis since the proposed model is a simultaneous system of equations having latent constructs and multiple indicators. Further quantitative techniques, such as factor analysis, correlation, multiple regression, and chi-square, were also employed. The study found that consumers' perceived quality-value mediates the effects of perceived brand name and store atmospherics on store preference (behavioural intention to buy). In addition, consumers' perceived brand name has a more significant influence than store atmospherics on perceived quality-value. However, store atmospherics has a more significant role in influencing consumers' store preference than does consumers' perceived brand name.
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Lendle, Andreas. "Die Agrarinteressen Thailands in der laufenden Doha-Runde." St. Gallen, 2004. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01665850001/$FILE/01665850001.pdf.
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Mufamadi, Fholisani Sydney. "Crossing the river by groping for stones : statist fostering of the automotive industry in China, South Africa and Thailand, 1994-2008." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539548.
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Prasittirat, Tachasit. "The Potential Effects of a Free Trade Agreement between Thailand and the European Union." St. Gallen, 2006. http://www.biblio.unisg.ch/org/biblio/edoc.nsf/wwwDisplayIdentifier/01653179002/$FILE/01653179002.pdf.
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Nietes-Satapornvanit, Arlene. "Sustainable development of export-orientated farmed seafood in Thailand." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/20283.
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Sustainable development of export-orientated farmed seafood in Thailand is a major issue which can impact local stakeholders as well as global food security. The major species taken into consideration in this research were initially the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), and striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). After which more focus was placed on Pacific white shrimp, which is Thailand’s major cultured seafood being traded for export, and tilapia, which has potential for export but also enjoying a good domestic market demand. Actors or stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in aquaculture value chains may have their own perceptions about sustainability affecting their operations, as various factors within and outside their own systems could affect these perceptions. This could lead to different efforts in responding to these factors to make their operations sustainable. Three major areas were covered in this study, namely a) describing the strengths and weaknesses of shrimp and tilapia production in Thailand in relation to their export potential, b) evaluating the status of compliance to global aquaculture standards of shrimp and tilapia farming (covering technical and labour aspects), and c) determining perceptions of sustainability across the shrimp and tilapia value chains in Thailand, with a focus on the production sector. A mixed-methods approach was employed to obtain information in the study sites in Thailand. Basic field interviews were conducted among 206 shrimp producers in 6 provinces in the east and south, and 199 tilapia producers in 4 provinces in the west and east, in terms of farm operations and perceptions of factors which will affect the sustainability of their operations, including generational aspects on future shrimp and tilapia farming. Key informant interviews were also conducted among other value chain actors (>30) such as hatchery/nursery operators, input/service providers, processors/exporters and technical/ institutional members to determine whether there are differences in their sustainability perceptions. In addition, face to face interviews with 18 shrimp farm male and female workers were conducted (Thai and migrant workers), as well as with 14 key informants involved in shrimp farm labour issues in Thailand, specifically for well-being and working conditions. Stakeholders cited environmental (technical), economic, social and institutional (equity) aspects of their operations as factors which will affect the sustainability of their operations. Disease, product price and water quality were the three most important sustainability factors among shrimp farmers, whereas water quality, disease and extreme weather conditions were for tilapia farmers. Product price was the most cited by input service providers, hatchery operators, shrimp and tilapia producers, and processors. Both Thai and migrant shrimp farm workers perceived a better or much better-off quality of life working in shrimp farms in Thailand than in their previous occupations or status. Almost all shrimp farms meet more than what are required under the Thai labour law or the global aquaculture standards for human resources. With the importance of migrant labour in Thailand, much still needs to be done in terms of assessing the impact of their working in Thailand on their families left behind in their own countries, as well as on their communities, including status of social protection to avoid exploitation. Each stakeholder group strives to achieve sustainability so they can remain in operation in the next few years, to survive on the business individually and corporately, and to be the best provider of sustainably and ethically produced seafood for the world. The compliance to aquaculture global standards and certifications may be considered to contribute to the sustainability of operations by improving farm practices thereby reducing detrimental impacts on farm and external environments, as well as strengthening human relations with in the farm and in the community. However there are some aspects of these standards which could eliminate the small players. In this study, the large scale farms were more likely to comply with all the standards, followed by medium scale, and lastly the small scale farms. The differences in perceptions which exist among these stakeholders should be understood by every sector and efforts should be made to address them so that there is cohesiveness in giving support to achieve sustainable seafood production and trade.
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Chau, Wai-yee Danny, and 周偉義. "The branding strategy of car industry in Hong Kong and Thailand." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31267002.
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Boonchai, Paranee. "Cross-border tourism and the emerging nation : taxonomy of the ignored shopper." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26950.
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The growth in Laos’ economy has been increasingly important in terms of consumption and tourism within Thailand. Currently, however, few studies have attempted to develop a marketing strategy for regional retailers in this emerging nation. This research is concerned with developing an appropriate marketing strategy that balances supply and demand within this regional market. Given that marketing relies heavily on understanding consumer behaviour, the objectives of this study are, first, to develop a cross-border shopper taxonomy in a regional market using benefit segmentation. In order to develop this marketing strategy, the research identified consumer expectations in order to explore how to achieve a competitive advantage that matches consumer needs with the available supplies. This cross-border shopping taxonomy provides a starting point for a holistic evaluation that will assist retailers in making marketing decisions. The study then attempts to understand the current market situations and marketing in practice from the perspective of suppliers. After assessing the correspondence between demand and supply, recommendations on strategic marketing are offered to Thai retailers at the end of the investigation. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative research methods, with 337 questionnaires and seven in-depth interviews. The survey was conducted in Thailand between December 2013 and January 2014. The data were collected from three provinces in the northeast region of Thailand that share a border with Laos: Nongkhai, Mukdahan and Nakorn Phanom. These provinces have high potential in respect to both tourism and retail developments. In addition, the seven interviewees with retailers and policy planners examined the implementation of market segmentation and marketing strategies. The data from the interviews was interpreted and compared with the quantitative data in order to investigate the correspondence between supply and demand. In order to classify cross-border shoppers, the major statistical analyses used were EFA and cluster analysis based on benefits sought. Segments were profiled with travel behaviour, shopping behaviour and demographic variables. ANOVA and MANOVA were employed to test differences between groups. After that, the research explored expectations through the Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA) in order to identify priorities for developing a competitive advantage. The results show that cross-border shoppers in the regional markets of Thailand consist of four segments: the Enthusiastic shoppers, the Leisure-tourist shoppers, the Product-focused shoppers and the Practical shoppers. These segments relate to the benefits sought, and correlate with different demographic variables, shopping activities and consumption patterns. Moreover, they have different expectations towards place attributes which are important for designing a marketing strategy that is suitable to each segment. Unfortunately, the interviewees from the supply side provided less marketing response to the cross-border tourist marketing. The implications of the findings are, first, that benefit segmentation is associated with demographic variables, shopping activities and expenditures. In addition, the evidence suggests some misunderstandings on the part of suppliers in respect to cross-border demand. The evaluation of demand and supply contributed recommendations for the design and management of effective marketing strategies for cross-border shoppers in this emerging nation.
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Smarn, Ganmol Halinski Ronald S. "Differences between persisters and dropouts in a private industrial technology school in Thailand." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1995. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9604371.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1995.Title from title page screen, viewed April 21, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Ronald S. Halinski (chair), Kenneth H. Strand, James C. Palmer, George Padavil. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-116) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Lochindaratn, Pachara. "Essays on preferential trade liberalisation and domestic tax policy : CGE evaluations for Thailand and for India." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2009. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10707/.
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This thesis employs the CGE approach to appraise three distinctive issues. Using hypothetical data, Essay 1 estimates how customs union outcomes are sensitive to market size and competitiveness. Further, common external tariffs are adjusted to ensure necessarily welfare-improving outcomes, thereby completely eliminating trade diversion. The results confirm that members’ gains are proportional to the union size, and the degree of market competition significantly alters the welfare outcome. Once common external tariffs are endogenised, members gain less while the whole world gains more as non-members become unaffected by trade diversion. Essay 2 assesses the FTAs Thailand has reached with Japan, China, India, Australia and New Zealand. The model constructed in Essay 1 is extended to accommodate the GTAP 6.0 database. It explicitly determines commodity market competition by sector and labour market paradigm by skill level to better reflect economic reality. Among these FTAs, JTEPA is the best, whilst TNZCEPA is the least beneficial FTA for Thailand. The gains from bilateral FTAs are trivial compared to those from the groupings that include ASEAN. Overall, trade diversion is offset by trade creation, thus the world finds all of the Thailand’s FTAs welfare-improving, albeit marginal. Essay 3 evaluates tax issues for India. It investigates the implications of domestic tax hikes tailored for the rebalancing of government revenue after an FTA among ASEAN, India, China and Japan. Income tax emerges as most effective, whereas production tax appears as least favourable. However, once taking into account the existence of untaxable economic activities, the most benign options measured by real output become consumption, production, income, and factor input taxes, respectively. Hence, the introduction of the substitution elasticity between taxable and untaxable goods largely alters the outcomes, and the informal sector ought not to be neglected if the government is to gauge true effects of domestic tax tools.
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Cicek, Sevim. "Engine of Growth : The ASEAN-4 case." Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Economics, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-9435.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, and Thailand, have all chosen outward-oriented strat-egy over inward-oriented strategy to gain economic growth. This approach was due to the Asian miracles development. Therefore, protectionism had to cave in (Edwards, 1993).
This thesis aim with the help of income terms of trade and GDPCAP to study the relation between trade and growth for these countries mentioned. Therefore, see if income terms of trade would work as an engine of growth for these countries. The purpose is to find a posi-tive correlation between the variables. ITT capture the price and volume effects when trade increases. That is why, ITT is used in this thesis, for the purpose that exports alone cannot explain growth if imports are left out.
Time series was conducted with help of a unit root test, co-integration, and Granger causal-ity test. In each test made, the result provided showed of statistically significant values, hence, ITT is of relevance for growth in these countries, during 1980-2006.
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Teanravisitsagool, Pattama. "Trade-off between foreign and domestic investment, theoretical analysis and empirical investigation for the case of Thailand." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ37079.pdf.
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Kornkeuwsomneuk, Malai. "A methodology for identification and development of border towns as centres for trade and investment in Thailand." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.427125.
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Pongpattanasili, Chaitamlong. "An appropriate manufacturing strategy model for the Thai food processing industry." Access electronically, 2004. http://www.library.uow.edu.au/adt-NWU/public/adt-NWU20070215.170406/index.html.
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Kosumapa, Ampika. "The advertising plan of Toyota Camry for Toyota Motor Thailand Co. Ltd." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2004. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2556.
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Supanimitkulkit, Petcharat. "Trade globalisation and the reform of customs valuation and VAT on importation of goods : the example of Thailand." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2000. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/1794.
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The purpose of this thesis is to reform customs valuation law and VAT on importation of goods under trends in trade globalisation, using Thailand as the example. To achieve this purpose, a number of related topics (e.g. the 'notional' and 'positive' concepts of value, international customs valuation systems - the Brussels Definition of Value and the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement the destination and origin principles, VAT on importation, and the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA)) are brought to analysis in a comprehensive way. The research findings indicate that the existing system of customs valuation in Thailand is arbitrary and constitutes a significant barrier to trade. Such problems will be reduced (or eliminated) under the new customs valuation legislation, based on the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement. However, the system of the WTO customs valuation is complicated, creating some difficulties for developing countries like Thailand to apply. In this connection, co-operation among ASEAN customs administrations should be enhanced. The 'regional minimum values' should also be applied for determining the customs value where the transactions within the ASEAN region are between related parties. With regard to VAT on importation, it is found that, in the two countries (the UK and Thailand) surveyed, there is no particular problem inherent in the destination-based VAT. Most problems relate to the administration as well as the base of VAT on importation in Thailand. Reforms on these matters have to be undertaken unilaterally and voluntarily to improve prospects for attracting foreign investment and increasing trade. This thesis is based upon law and agreements in force at 31 December 1999.
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Watthanachai, Thitiporn. "Technology transfer for reducing Co2 : a criitical review of intellectual property laws and trade laws in Thailand and Japan." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Juridiska institutionen, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-96176.
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Saraithong, Wuthiya. "The political economy of Thailand's international trade negotiations : some multilateral and bilateral issues." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.313307.
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Urapeepatanapong, Kitipong. "Legal aspects of countertrade under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the national laws of Canada and Thailand." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26147.
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Countertrade is no longer a new term in international trade. Countertrade will continue to grow in the next decade despite opposition from various developed countries. Nevertheless, little attention has been given to develop a generally acceptable definition of countertrade and a classification of its forms. More importantly, the study of the legal implications of countertrade under GATT and national laws of countries involved in countertrade is still limited. This thesis is a first step to explore the definition and forms of countertrade, as well as its national and international legal implications.
The first part of this thesis, respecting the overview and framework of countertrade, contains three chapters. The first chapter describes the purposes and methodology employed in the research of this thesis. Chapter two discusses the development of countertrade in world trade and the definitions and major forms of countertrade transactions. A definition of "countertrade" is proposed. The discussion of elements contained in each form of countertrade will assist classification of the forms of countertrade. The advantages and disadvantages of countertrade from the perspective of both developed and developing countries is also discussed. In Chapter three, the development of countertrade policy in Canada and Thailand is examined. The writer concludes that countertrade should be encouraged but with care taken to adopt the form most suitable to the specific problems each country is facing. Generally, Thailand and Canada should study the impacts of countertrade on their economies prior to implementing countertrade policies. In respect of their mutual relations, Thailand and Canada should put an emphasis on the development of countertrade practice in the forms of Offsets and Compensation.
The second part respecting the legal implications of countertrade, consists of Chapters four, five and six. Chapter four examines the legal implications of countertrade under the major provisions of the GATT and its Codes. The writer concludes that there are a number of unresolved problems with which GATT and the Codes cannot deal efficiently because they were drafted while countertrade was still unimportant in international trade. A study of the impact of countertrade and a detailed study of the legal implications under GATT is still required. In Chapters five and six, the writer examines countertrade transactions under the private and regulatory laws of Canada and Thailand. The discussion, within the limited scope of the thesis, is aimed only at providing some precautions respecting possible effects of such laws on countertrade transactions. The private law aspect deals only with basic problems of choice of law principles, the State Immunity principle, and the enforcement of foreign or international arbitral awards that arise from disputes concerning countertrade agreements. The discussion of regulatory law is divided into three parts based on the purposes and nature of the legislation: Fiscal and other regulatory control laws; Remedial regulatory laws; and the Promotion and Administrative regulatory law. Specific provisions of the legislation are examined. Certain suggestions are made for reform of the law.
The last part of this thesis, Chapters seven relates to practical consideration of negotiating and drafting countertrade agreements. The purpose of this part is to guide practitioners in preparing and structuring countertrade agreements efficiently. The writer also suggests the preparation of model countertrade agreements to overcome problems of time and cost in drafting agreements, and to strengthen the developing countries' bargaining power. Chapter eight, the conclusion, summarizes the major points which are discussed in previous chapters.
The diversity of countertrade transactions probably precludes the development of uniform domestic or international rule to regulate this type of international commerce. This thesis has shown that lawyers in developed and. developing countries need, however, to be aware of the special nature of countertrade transactions when considering the application of laws of a general character so as to preserve the value of this form of trade.Law, Peter A. Allard School of
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Postigo, Antonio. "Production networks and regionalism in East Asia : firms and states in the bilateral free trade agreements of Thailand and Malaysia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2013. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/772/.
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Investment and trade flows across East Asia during the last three decades have fostered the development of production networks and economic integration. However, only since the turn of the century, have East Asian countries begun to institutionalize such integration through free trade agreements (FTAs). With the exception of Japan, the literature portrays East Asian FTAs as driven by political elites on primarily foreign policy motivations and with marginal participation of businesses in their formulation and utilization. Most of these narratives have, however, overlooked endogenous sources of trade preferences, shortcoming that this Thesis attempted to correct by analyzing how FTAs fit within the strategies of states and firms. The project investigated the mutual interaction between evolving trends within East Asian production networks and states’ and firms’ preferences on FTA liberalization using as case studies the bilateral FTAs negotiated by Thailand and Malaysia within the context of key production networks, particularly the automotive industry. Research involved extensive process-tracing through semi-structured interviews and trade data analyses. The main findings of this dissertation were: 1) Compared to multilateral liberalization, greater technical complexity and easier assessment of impacts in bilateral FTA negotiations resulted in more intense government-business consultations and corporate lobbying. Successive FTA negotiations strengthened the technical capacities of bureaucrats and firms and prompted the emergence of new institutional structures for intermediation and coordination among all actors; 2) Sectors that had successfully lobbied ex-ante for FTA liberalization and/or benefited from unilateral liberalization schemes have made extensive utilization of FTAs; 3) Governments and firms in both countries sought and extracted selective rents in FTAs to improve their relative position not only with respect to states and firms outside the bloc but also inside, and; 4) The interplay between overlapping FTA areas and the investment sunk in them shaped governments’ and firms’ positions on further FTA liberalization.
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Cheungsuvadee, Kittima. "Business adaption strategies used by small and medium retailers in an increasingly competitive environment a study of Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand /." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0002.html.
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Nelson, Christopher. "Tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in the beef, dairy & wheat industry in Japan, Taiwan & Thailand between 1974 & 1994 /." Connect to thesis, 1995. http://eprints.unimelb.edu.au/archive/00000902.
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Renner, M. "Measuring the effects of alternative agricultural methods and fair trade practices on the development of producer groups and their members in northern Thailand." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ34406.pdf.
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Liu, Yan Tsin Michael Tsang-Woon. "Trust, identity, and commercial advantage Hainanese upward mobility in the rice trade on the east coast of peninsular Thailand (mid-19th century--1980s) /." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,1063.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007.Title from electronic title page (viewed Mar. 27, 2008). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History." Discipline: History; Department/School: History.
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Chitranukroh, Krirkbhumi. "The dynamics of preferential trade agreements and domestic institutions : an alternative route towards Asian regionalism : a case study of Singapore and Thailand's preferential trade agreements." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2008. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/2952/.
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The greatest concentration of regionalism in international trade today can be found in the Asian Pacific region, and the number of international trade agreements in that region is still rising. In the general literature on regionalism, some proponents claim that regionalism can be a test-site for developing countries to enhancing their institutional capacity, before they actively engage in future trade liberalising agreements. Could the institutional enhancement explain the rise of regionalism in the Asian region. This claim, however, remains empirically untested. This thesis aims to examine this claim by observing the effects inter-regional trade agreements have on developing countries, especially on provisions that eliminate regulatory barriers to trade, and how those provisions may enhance institutional capacity to tackle future trade agreements with regulatory barriers to trade. More importantly, the thesis examines whether those improvements contribute to developments of their own intra-regional trade agreements. The case study countries chosen are Singapore and Thailand because they have spearheaded the most trade agreements in the region. The thesis examines the effects of regionalism on domestic institutions both at the macro level - general institutions involved with trade policy making, and the micro level - specific institutions involved with the regulatory aspect of trade. To obtain a more comprehensive account of institutional development, the micro level includes two types of institutions: one on the development of trade facilitation, representing trade in goods; the other on the movement of persons, representing trade in services. Overall, developments at the macro and micro levels - improvements in negotiating capacity, moderate progress in governmental cooperation, creation of new governmental agencies, greater involvement of the business community and inputs from civil society- have all contributed to building the case study countries' institutional capacity. This in turn allowed them similarly to improve regulatory barriers to trade in their own intra-regional trade agreements, illustrating how trade agreements enhance developing countries' domestic institutions to engage in future trade agreements.
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Meepiarn, Worakamol. "Bargaining strategies for Developing Countries at the WTO : the case of Thailand and the Agreement on Agriculture in the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2009. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/2232/.
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The central research question of the thesis concerns the bargaining and negotiating strategy, as well as the negotiating process, at the GATT and the WTO in relation to developing countries. The key questions this study set out to answer were: considering the vast power disparity developing countries face in multilateral trade negotiations in the GATT/WTO institution and among a number of available strategies, what is, then, the most effective bargaining strategy, under what conditions? The thesis has sought to make a principal argument corresponding to the research question of this study, based on the findings of the case of Thailand’s participation at the Uruguay Round negotiations. Firstly, the thesis shows that Thailand, along with other developing countries with the same level of economic development and a similar level of experience in multilateral trade negotiations, has not been able to rely on merely one negotiating strategy in order to attain the sought after outcomes. The thesis then illustrates that bargaining strategies have to be exercised in all channels. To further systemise, bargaining strategies could possibly be grouped into three levels: (1) international, where coalition building and mixed strategy of distributive and integrative tactics can be utilised; (2) regional, where regional agreements/regional-based coalitions can be utilised as a springboard for bargaining; and (3) domestic, where the role of individual officials and ministers can feed into the effectiveness of the bargaining strategies being conducted. Therefore, the thesis argues that the limited bargaining power of developing countries makes coalition-building an especially crucial and most appealing tool for their effective diplomacy. The thesis also argues that the most effective bargaining tactics are those of a mixture of distributive and integrative tactics, as stipulated by Odell. The thesis contends that Thailand’s experience seems to throw light on the inadequacies of the conventional accounts of domestic-driven negotiation analysis that assume the great role of domestic institutional inputs in the trade policy formulation process. They assume that trade negotiators and officials arrive at the negotiating position after having calculated and balanced inputs from diverse interests within the state. It is believed that negotiation alternatives for any country are direct outcomes of the particular alignment of domestic actors and interests. However, the finding suggests that a very different dynamic is at work in Thailand. Finally, the thesis has maintained that the driving force in trade policy and negotiating strategy in Thailand remains in the hands of the state, mainly via bureaucratic officials. Therefore, new development in negotiation analysis is needed that is of relevance to developing countries’ experiences, since many developing countries with very different political structures and societies have reacted in very similar ways at the international level.
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Bhovichitra, Phunpiti. "Music CD in development and consumer value in the Thai music industry." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/26302.
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While the digital market, especially the music streaming market, has rapidly grown in recent years, however the physical music segment still remains relevant in the Thai market. The Thai music market has inimitable characteristics within the market in terms of the physical music record offers, recorded musical works, and a growth trend in physical sales. Moreover, the behaviour in physical music consumption is opposite to that in world markets. Music consumption practices in the Thai market and why physical music, and CDs in particular, remain relevant to the Thai music industry are an enigma. The music industry itself has suggested that the physical music market needs to be revamped and its physical products redeveloped. In addition, the major record companies have also refocused into developing physical markets. However, precisely how this is to be achieved has not been specified. The twin aims of this study are to more fully comprehend Thai music consumption practices in today’s market and to examine how the concepts of product development could be effective in responding to consumer needs and desires. Consumer-led product development is the main concept of this study used to create ideas to enhance music CDs. This study combined many perspectives related to consumer-led product development and then applied them to construct the conceptual framework named “The Seminal Framework for CD Development”. The framework is a roadmap to create a new set of features for a new form of music CD based on the input of the music industry’s representatives and consumers. A new form of music CD which includes a new set of features is named in this study as the “prototype CD”. Also, the framework is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the prototype CD; how the prototype CD is responsive to consumer needs as far as functional and psychological perspectives are concerned. Bearing in mind the aim of this research, the researcher considered the interpretive paradigm to be the most appropriate approach for capturing consumers’ experiences in music consumption practices and for studying the opinions, points of view and ideas derived from the consumers, and the experts in music CD development. In the data collection process, this study employed the technique of purposive sampling for selecting from the population. The purposive sampling technique allows the researcher to judge and select people or prospective participants who: 1) are available to participate I in conducting the research, 2) are knowledgeable about the industry, 3) have experience related to the context of the study, and 4) can provide the reliable and detailed information required to understand the focal themes of the study. This study conducted nine interviews with the music industry’s experts, 60 one-on-one interviews and four group interviews with consumers. For the data analysis, this study adopted the manual coding analysis. The Seminal Framework determined the coding structure, and sets of data could be organised into distinct themes, such as the new features of music CDs or future positive possibilities for music consumption. This enabled, at the end of the process, an easier and more efficient identification of the experiential values derived from prototype music CDs. In addition, in more fully understanding the needs and expectations inherent in music consumption practices, such careful coding analysis helps to re-define the typology of music consumers. The typology and the concepts also facilitated the identification of music consumption behaviour in today’s environment. This study contributes a wider concept in consumer-led product development that has been applied to the context of music consumption practices and music product (CD) development.
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Buppawan, Papot. "Les aspects internationaux de la TVA en Thaïlande." Thesis, Aix-Marseille, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017AIXM0476.
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Introduite à partir de 1992 en remplacement de l’ancienne taxe sur les affaires, la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée (TVA) représente actuellement la part essentielle des prélèvements fiscaux de l’État thaïlandais. Outre l’importance de l’impôt en termes de recettes, le choix de la TVA s’imposait compte tenu des réformes entreprises en vue d’assurer une plus grande neutralité de l’impôt dans les opérations internationales. Or, dans le contexte de la mondialisation des échanges et l’émergence de l’économie de l’immatériel, la question du traitement fiscal des opérations internationales en matière de TVA, est aujourd’hui à l’origine de nombreuses difficultés qui restent à résoudre. Dans la perspective de l’adaptation des règles régissant l’application du système thaïlandais de TVA à ces nouvelles réalités économiques, l’étude portant sur les « aspects internationaux de la TVA en Thaïlande » a pour ambition de présenter, à travers une analyse approfondie des aspects substantiels et procéduraux des réglementations fiscales thaïlandaises en la matière, leurs principaux éléments caractéristiques, en vue d’une mise en comparaison avec les principes généraux ou les bonnes pratiques recommandées par les organisations internationales. La démarche adoptée devait ainsi permettre d’identifier les faiblesses ou les insuffisances du système actuel et de formuler, à l’issue de ce diagnostic, des propositions pour l’amélioration de la TVA en ThaïlandeIntroduced in 1992 as a replacement for the old business tax, value added tax (VAT) currently accounts for the essential part of the tax revenues in Thailand. In addition to the importance of such form of taxation in terms of revenue, the choice of tax reform in favour of VAT was seen as a necessary way to achieve greater tax neutrality with respect to treatment of cross-border transactions. However, in the context of the globalization of trade and the emergence of the intangible economy, the application of VAT to international trade of goods and services has caused a lot of important tax issues which are yet to be resolved. With a view to ensure successful adaptation of international taxation rules under the Thai VAT system to an ever-changing economic environment, the study on the "international aspects of VAT in Thailand" seeks to explore, through an in-depth analysis of the substantive and procedural aspects of the relevant tax rules, the main features of the international application of the Thai VAT system. The analysis of these features which shall then be examined, in light of general principles of taxation or best practices recommended by international organisations, should allow to identify the weaknesses or shortcomings of the current system and to offer suggestions for improvements of VAT in Thailand
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Pawakapan, Niti. "Making money and merit : traders in northwest Thailand." Phd thesis, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/12474.
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This thesis focusses on the townspeople in Khun Yuam- a small market town near the Burma-Thailand border. They consist of Tai, Kon Mtiang and Thai speakers, most of whom are traders. Influenced by Weber, previous anthropological studies seem to agree that the Buddhists in Thailand are more concerned with the 'other-world' than secular matters. The laypeople, males in particular, are held to be more interested in seeking their own spiritual salvation than they are in making money in trade and commerce. Such an assumption leads to a conclusion that religion is separated from economic and political activities. If one agrees with this assumption, one will not understand why the economic boom has taken place in Thailand. I argue that Buddhist beliefs, especially meritmaking and the accumulation of merit, and trade are closely connected. Ordinary laypeople believe that one's own prosperity and wealth are due to one's past and present merit, so wealthy people are those who already have some merit. Without merit, one hardly achieves anything in one's life. Without money, it is almost impossible to make merit. In practice, such beliefs encourage the Buddhists to trade and make money in order to use some of their money to make merit. Since it is widely believed that good Buddhists must be good citizens who are loyal to the country, religious beliefs are also related to the politics. Monks are active in converting the non-Buddhists to Buddhism, as well as promoting the national awareness of 'being Thai' to them. These activities are sponsored by the laypeople, who believe they are a kind of merit-making. In fact, such a political movement is also supported by the current trading and tourist booms, formal education, the increasing influence of the Thai languages, mass media and entertainment. This national politics tries to integrate such a remoted area like Khun Yuam into the wider community - its nation-state. It seems to be a successful work. Monks and people who are involved in trade and commerce see no conflicts between their
religious beliefs and political-economic practice and, to some degree, benefit from
all of these activities.
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Pipoblabanan, Chayun. "Trade deficit and macroeconomic policy." 1998. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/40808127.html.
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Praparpun, Yada. "Rural-urban income gap and trade strategies the case of Thailand /." 1990. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/22443320.html.
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Prasirtsuk, Wannapa. "Education, training, manpower planning and the persistence of manpower shortages : the case of Thailand’s tourism industry." Thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2206.
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Although manpower and educational planning have been used in some developing countries for a considerable time to ensure an adequate supply of qualified manpower for the economy, the problem of manpower shortages still persists. An analysis of the reasons underlying the presumed failure of planning processes to ensure adequate supplies of qualified manpower for individual sectors of the economy forms the basis of this study. The issue was examined through an examination of the case of one specific sector of Thailand's economy: the tourism industry. In particular, the study sought to ascertain whether the shortages are the result of problems with the national manpower and educational planning models or whether they reflect issues intrinsic to individual economic sectors. The study draws on the literature in three areas: manpower planning, the relationship between manpower and educational planning, and employment and manpower development planning in the tourism industry. To explore possible explanations for the persistence of manpower shortages in the Thai tourism industry, two kinds of data were used: documentary and interview data. The interviews were conducted with three groups of key informants: employers in the tourist business, providers of tourism education and training, and senior government officials who are involved in manpower and educational planning. A total of 85 people in four tourist centres in Thailand were interviewed. The analysis of the data confirms that there is a mismatch between manpower demand and supply in the Thai tourism industry with demand significantly surpassing supply. The study concluded that there are limitations in the manpower and educational planning models, and that there is a lack of some of the conditions required for their optimal functioning, but that the mismatch between supply and demand in the Thai tourism industry is more fully explained by features intrinsic to the industry itself. A Abstract balance between manpower demand and supply in any sectors would be improved by having manpower planning at the macro level well meshed with educational planning, and by developing linkages between two levels of planning: the national and industry level. More importantly, however, within the industry itself, those involved have to take a planning stance by diagnosing the way their own sector operates and collaborating to rectify the problems they find. This study has implications for policy and improved practice of the planning, production and development of manpower required by the Thai tourism industry. It also has lessons for other sectors of the Thai economy as well as other developing countries.
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Rochananonda, Chadin. "Trade liberalization and government finances in Thailand a computable general equilibrium analysis /." 2004. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/70922836.html.
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"An analysis of trade between South Africa and Thailand." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/7550.
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M. Comm.The aim of this study was to analyse the trade between South Africa and Thailand. The relation between factor endowments and comparative advantage of the Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) theory as well as the alternative theory of the modern international trade theory were used in the analysis. The trade opportunities and the future trade prospectives of both countries were being presented according to the theory on international trade. The relation between factor endowments and comparative advantage of Thailand and South Africa were presented in the case of labour cost, labour productivity, skilled labour, economic indicators, natural resources as well as technology, research and development. The methodology of the study was based on statistics obtained from different sources in South Africa and in Thailand. These included information from The Royal Thai Embassy in Pretoria. The data were obtained from institution like the Bank of Thailand, the South African National Productivity Institute and the Central Statistic Service of South Africa. The comparative advantage of factor endowments according to the H-O theory and the alternative theory were used in the comparison of both Thailand and South Africa. The result of this comparison clearly points to the fact that Thailand has a comparative advantage in labour intensive manufactures and agricultural land intensive products, while South Africa has a comparative advantage in minerals and higher technology. It is true to state that according to the findings of this study, Thailand has the potential to export labour intensive manufactures and agricultural land intensive products such as garments, fabrics, footwear & parts, computer & parts, rice and natural rubber. South Africa has the potential to export minerals and high technology products (raw material products, mineral products, steel & iron, pipe & parts, chemical products) to Thailand. The study succeeds in confirming the relation between comparative advantage and factor endowments of the H-O theory and the alternative theory. It is also clear that future trade prospects of the two countries are based on comparative advantage and factor endowment. Furthermore, the trade opportunities identified will be beneficial to South African and Thai businessmen.
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Sarntisart, Isra. "Industrial protection and income distribution in Thailand." Phd thesis, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/118131.
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During the past three decades, economic growth in Thailand has been
marked by the growing dominance of the manufacturing sector. The share of
manufacturing in GDP and in total exports has increased markedly. At the
same time, there has been a sluggish increase in the share of manufacturing
employment in the total labour force. Consequently, the gap between output
per worker in agriculture and the manufacturing sector has widened.
Concurrently, the distribution of income in Thailand has become more
unequal.
The role of industrial protection in industrial development is wellknown.
Many studies have estimated the degree of industrial protection in
Thailand during the past three decades. Many have also attempted to
establish the impact of a move from an import substitution regime towards
an export promotion regime. However, no previous studies have examined
the impact of trade liberalisation on income distribution, which is very
important in policy decisions.
Based on a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model, this thesis
attempts to answer the question: ’What would be the income distribution
impact of a move from the 1987 system of industrial protection towards free
trade?’ The answer to this question contributes to empirical knowledge in the
area of protection and income distribution in Thailand.
This thesis also offers methodologies to estimate the size distribution
of income, and to incorporate income distribution into a general equilibrium
framework. The methodologies enhance the analysis of poverty incidence, as
well as income inequality. The methodologies are applied to analyse the
income distribution impact of a move from the 1987 system of industrial protection towards free trade, at the national, community, and regional
levels.
As part of the database construction, the thesis also constructs a Social
Accounting Matrix (SAM) for Thailand, and estimates a system of consumer
demand. SAM provides some important information for the CGE model,
such as production technology and a factor ownership matrix. The estimation
of consumer demand consists of demand for ten commodities by ten types of
households, enriched by price information. This is the most detailed
estimation of consumer demand everdone for the Thai economy.
Results from simulations using the CGE model confirm the argument
in support of free trade. They show that while the move towards free trade
would lead to a more equal distribution of income, it would also lead to a
government budget deficit. The government might choose to borrow or raise
more revenue, through an across the board increase in indirect tax rates or
direct tax rates, to finance its budget deficit. The decision of the government
has important consequences for income distribution.
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Rattanaphan, Chalakorn. "Thailand in Regional and Bilateral Free Trade Agreements." Master's thesis, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-274224.
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The Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and the bilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) have increasingly been a new wave of international trade around the world. The countries who seek to establish these agreements, be regionally or bilaterally, realize that the trade agreements are in fact tools to increase trade with their trading partners, to extend and expand their foreign markets, as well as to encourage foreign investments but the overall goal is to strengthen economic tie with the trading partners. Thailand is considered a young and new player in free trade agreements. Given the fact that Thai government's trade policy has been quite ambitious and proactive, Thailand has constantly attempted to establish free trade agreements with its important partners around the world. Regarding Thailand's strong support in export-oriented economy, seeking a greater access to foreign markets through free trade agreements is in fact the country's first priority. Thailand's commitment on regional trade agreement under ASEAN Free Trade Area, and bilateral Free Trade Agreements under TAFTA and JTEPA has provided considerable benefits for Thai economy mainly through an increase in export as well as impor. Moreover, the FTAs have proved to increase competitiveness on Thai products which results in an increase of market...
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Chung, Rattapon, and 鍾安民. "Effects of Exchange Rate Fluctuation on Thailand Trade." Thesis, 2010. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/04186202685605342297.
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Abstract This paper investigates the long run and short run effects of exchange rate fluctuation on international trade flows among Thailand, US and Japanese markets, using aggregate monthly data from January, 1999 to December, 2008. We utilize a generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (GARCH) model to estimate real effective exchange rate as a proxy for exchange rate risk. In addition, previous studies suggested that most macroeconomics variables are non-stationary random processes, therefore we employ unit root test to verify the property of the data used. Finally, we analyze the long run and short run effects of exchange rate risk on the volume of export and import by applying cointegration test and error-correction model. The empirical results from cointegration tests support an existence of the long-run equilibrium relationship among trade volume, real exchange rate, foreign income, relative price, and exchange rate volatility. However, the volatility has an adverse effect on trade flows in the long-run, but for short-run, it has a positive sign and a significant impact on trade volume.