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November 01 2017 Comments by Yuanyuan Ma, on The Rise and Fall of Thailand's Export-Oriented Industries Author and Article Information Online Issn: 1536-0083 Print Issn: 1535-3516 © 2017 by the Asian Economic Panel and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2017Massachusetts Institute of Technology Asian Economic Papers (2017) 16 (3): 151–152. https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00557 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Comments by Yuanyuan Ma, on The Rise and Fall of Thailand's Export-Oriented Industries. Asian Economic Papers 2017; 16 (3): 151–152. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/asep_a_00557 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAsian Economic Papers Search Advanced Search Yuanyuan Ma: The paper analyses the rise and fall of Thailand's export-oriented industries, from the perspective of the vulnerability to external shocks and challenges. Four industries, with different development paths, performance, and challenges, are analyzed in detail: the processed food industry, the automobile industry, the electronic and electrical equipment (E&E) industry, and the textile and garment industry. This paper argues that the key element to successful performance is the ability to attract continuous inflow of FDI, without which, “the future of Thailand's export-oriented industries remains bleak.” This paper addresses an important aspect of Thailand's economic growth and development. The export of goods and services have continuously accounted for more than 60 percent of Thailand's GDP since the year 2000.1 Through exposure to external economic shocks, domestic sociopolitical tensions, and natural disasters, export-oriented industries in Thailand have experienced a fluctuating development process over the past three decades. Examining the reasons... You do not currently have access to this content.

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