Comparative Borderland Developments in Thailand

Maneepong, Chuthatip; Wu, Chung‐Tong

doi:10.1355/ae21-2a

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“…Northeastern Thailand is transformed in the GMS discourse from economic backwater to geographical centre or crossroads of the regional economic powerhouse. Thai border towns have achieved a new vibrancy because of, rather than despite, their frontier location (Maneepong and Wu 2004). Some of these processes of a reformulated national frontier have been incidental to the new economic opportunities created by the end of the Cold War tensions, while others have been more deliberative.…”

Section: Changing Dynamics Of the Agricultural Frontiermentioning

confidence: 99%

Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Hirsch¹

2009

Geographical Journal

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This paper explores the notion of frontiers as ‘in‐between’ spaces that define particular transitions. Three contexts of frontier and their rapidly changing nature form the basis of the analysis. Agricultural frontiers (typically between farmland and forest) are defined by new relations of production and interplays between conservation, shifting modes of agriculture and natural resource use and management. Peri‐urban frontiers (between countryside and city) are taken beyond their desakota/chaan‐meuang locations to a more generic interplay between urbanity and rurality in defining livelihood and identity. National frontiers (between nation states with sharply different political and economic conditions) are transcended from above in the form of new regionalisms, and, from below, in migrations and other transboundary influences and flows. The paper proposes the frontier as both a spatial and temporal heuristic for understanding development and associated societal transitions in Thailand.

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Section: Changing Dynamics Of the Agricultural Frontiermentioning

confidence: 99%

Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Hirsch¹

2009

Geographical Journal

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“…There were also researchers who studied cross-border economy between Thailand with its neighbouring countries (Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia) [6,8] and Malaysia-Indonesia borders [9][10][11]. All these studies evaluated the cross-border integration potential of Thailand with the countries in the effort of developing rural border regions.…”

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confidence: 99%

Tawau-Polloc Port Cross Border Special Economic Zone As A Development Path For Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

2018

J. Appl. Sci. Res.

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This research analyzed the feasibility of the Tawau-Polloc Port Cross-Border Special Economic Zone (CBSEZ) under the three-tier regional development corridor framework, which consists of the Greater Sulu Sulawesi Economic Corridor, Southern Mindanao Economic Growth Corridor, and Bangsamoro Development Corridor. The establishment of the Tawau-Polloc Port CBSEZ will integrate the economic regions of Sabah and Bangsamoro Autonomous Region through bilateral trade and investment. The formation of this zone is supported by the respective economic fundamentals and factor endowment between the two regions that complement one another. The implementation of Tawau-Polloc Port CBSEZ will further strengthen the barter trade relationship that has existed for centuries between Tawau and the islands of Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Basilan. Tawau-Polloc Port CBSEZ needs to be implemented in stages and in line with the Bangsamoro Development Plan (2014-2019). Tawau-Tawi-Tawi Special Economic Zone is the first initiative in establishing the CBSEZ and it will be extended to Tawau-Sulu, Tawau-Basilan, and eventually to Tawau-Polloc Port. However, there exists a shadow economy in the barter trade relationships between Tawau and Tawi-Tawi, Sulu, and Basilan. This could become a barrier to the implementation of the CBSEZ. Therefore, the laws and regulations under the CBSEZ need to be formulated clearly and transparently to overcome the challenges associated with the shadow economy. An efficient and transparent trade-investment administration would guarantee the success of the Tawau-Polloc Port CBSEZ and have an economic spillover effect on the economy of Bangsamoro and Sabah..

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“…At the borders of the Southeast Asian Nations, Maneepong and Wu (2004), Tsuneishi (2008), and Choen (2008) has conducted cross-border studies between Thailand and its neighbours; namely Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia. Maneepong and Wu (2004) studied the factors affecting the success of the bordering towns in Thailand by partaking Nongkhai town (Thailand) near Vientiane (Laos) and Sadao (Thailand) nearby Bukit Kayu Hitam (Malaysia). Nongkhai and Sadao towns were chosen as a case study of cross border economics.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Sadao also connects the Asian highway and the north-south highway from Malaysia to Singapore. Maneepong and Wu (2004) further assessed the development success in Nongkhai and Sadao using secondary data related to the following aspects: economic growth and trade, social issues, and environmental issues. They found the economic performance in bordering towns influenced by market power is better off than government-funded areas.…”

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Malaysia-Thailand Cross Border Trade and Cross Border Special Economic Zone Potential: A Case Study of Rantau PanjangSungai Kolok Cross Border Town

Anuar

Harun

2018

JIS

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Towns along the Malaysia-Thailand border have always been associated with backwardness and being low-income regions. This is mainly because policy development in these border regions is based more on defence and security rather than economic considerations. Economic structures and cross-border trade towns of Sg. Kolok (Narathiwat, Southern Thailand) and Rantau Panjang (Kelantan, Malaysia) were examined with the objective to measure cross-border economic activity and the feasibility of establishing a Cross Border Special Economic Zone. Both towns are a shopping haven among local and foreign tourists, and have the potential to become a leading cross-border tourism product of the Malaysia-Thailand border. The Malaysian government has also implemented the Eastern Corridor Economic Region to develop the East Coast region including Kelantan. Meanwhile, the Thailand Government has carried out the Southern Border Provinces Special Zone to develop its Southern region, including Narathiwat. With the security assurance in Southern Thailand coupled with both development plans being implemented, this may intensify economic activities in the towns of Rantau Panjang and Sg. Kolok. It was revealed that this has a spill-over effect in the border areas and the potential of creating a Cross Border Special Economic Zone at these border towns.

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Comparative Borderland Developments in Thailand

Cited by 7 publications

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Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Tawau-Polloc Port Cross Border Special Economic Zone As A Development Path For Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

Malaysia-Thailand Cross Border Trade and Cross Border Special Economic Zone Potential: A Case Study of Rantau PanjangSungai Kolok Cross Border Town

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Comparative Borderland Developments in Thailand

Cited by 7 publications

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Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Revisiting frontiers as transitional spaces in Thailand

Tawau-Polloc Port Cross Border Special Economic Zone As A Development Path For Bangsamoro Autonomous Region

Malaysia-Thailand Cross Border Trade and Cross Border Special Economic Zone Potential: A Case Study of Rantau Panjang­Sungai Kolok Cross Border Town

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