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| Titel: |
Transitional economies in free trade areas: Lao PDR in the ASEAN free trade area |
| Auteur: |
Menon, Jayant |
| Verschenen in: |
Journal of the Asia Pacific economy |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 4 (1999) nr. 2 pagina's 340-364 |
| Jaar: |
1999 |
| Inhoud: |
Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) is a transitional economy, and one of the few least developed economies in the Southeast Asian region. Lao became a member of ASEAN in July 1997, and will participate in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) from 1 January 1998. In this paper, we examine the impact that membership of AFTA is likely to have on Lao's trade, government revenue and foreign investment flows. We find that: (i) trade diversion is likely to be low, and that AFTA will provide the vehicle to negotiate market access issues with Thailand; (ii) the reduction in government revenue from trade taxes is likely to be low, particularly in light of the high share of informal trade and only low levels of trade diversion; and (iii) foreign direct investment (FDI) flows are likely to grow sharply in the future, as the legal, administrative and institutional framework in Lao develops to meet the ASEAN standard. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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