The Formation of Industrial Clusters in Asia and Regional Integration <Midterm Report>
調査研究報告書
Akifumi KUCHIKI & Masatsugu TSUJI (ed)
March 2008
Table of Contents
(91.1KB)
Chapter 1
Patterns of the Flowchart Approach to Industrial Cluster Policy: its Feedback Processes of Hanoi and Guangzhou
(192KB)
/ Akifumi KUCHIKI
- Introduction
- Patterns of the flowchart approach
- The electronics industry cluster policy in northern Vietnam
- Prescriptions for the industrial cluster policy of Hanoi and Guangzhou
- Vietnam in the center of Asian Triangle of Growth
- Conclusions
Chapter 2
Interaction between Transnational Corporations and Industry Clusters in China: The Case of Automobile Industry
(111KB)
/ Xiyou HE
- Introduction
- Literature Review and Theoretical Framework
- TNCs’ FDI and the Formation of Automobile Industry Clusters in China
- Case of Volkswagen and Automobile Industry Cluster in Shanghai
- Discussion and Analysis
- Conclusions and Implications
Chapter 3
Thailand Regional Free Trade Agreements (FTA) and the Effect on Industrial Clustering
(261KB)
/ Somrote KOMOLAVANIJ, Chawalit JEENANUNTA, Veeris AMMARAPALA, and Pornpimol CHONGPHAISAL
- What is Free Trade Area (FTA)?
- FTA in Thailand
- Thailand’s FTA Strategy and Trade Policies
- Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC)
- ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA)
- Thai Industrial Clustering
- Effect of AFTA and BIMSTEC to Thai Industrial Clusters
Chapter 4
Perspective of Savan=Seno Special Economic Zone and Vientiane Industrial Park in the Lao PDR
(305KB)
/ Motoyoshi SUZUKI and Souknilanh KEOLA
- Introduction
- North-South Economic Corridor
- Southern Economic Corridor
- East-West Economic Corridor
- Savan=Seno Economic Zone
- Alternative Route to Bangkok=Hanoi
- Industrial Parks in Vientiane
- Dilemma and Option of Infrastructure Developments in Laos
Chapter 5
Trajectories of Korean Industrial Policy toward the Formation of Industrial Cluster
(94KB)
/ Yoshihiro KAMEYAMA
- Introduction
- Theoretical background
- How to form Industrial Cluster in Korea
- Concluding remark
Chapter 6
- Introduction
- FTA utilization by Japanese firms in East Asia
- Factors influencing the utilization
- Industrial clusters may have a role in utilization
- Conclusion
Chapter 7
- Introduction
- Japanese MNEs input and output structure in East Asia
- The transportation between Guangzhou and Vietnam
- Examination with a general equilibrium model
- Conclusion
Chapter 8
Agglomeration and Local Innovation Network in Japanese SMEs: Analysis of the Information Linkage
(119KB)
/ Masatsugu TSUJI and Shoichi MIYAHARA
- Introduction
- Mail Survey
- Results of Estimation
- Conclusions







