Toward sustainable and balanced development : strategy and action plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion North-South Economic Corridor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asian Development Bank, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Asian Development Bank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development projects--Southeast Asia.

Economic development projects.

Mekong River Watershed.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 pages) : color illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Metro Manila, Philippines : Asian Development Bank, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The North-South Economic Corridor (NSEC), one of the priority economic corridors under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program, was designated as a GMS flagship initiative in 2002. Efforts have been taken since then to develop NSEC but these were pursued mainly on a project-by-project basis. Consultations in NSEC countries were started in the last quarter of 2007 to initiate a holistic approach to the development of NSEC. The strategy and action plan for NSEC is the product of these and subsequent consultations with government officials, representatives of the private sector, and other stakeholders in these countries. Besides providing a vision and framework for developing NSEC, this strategy and action plan is aimed at improving coordination, ensuring effective implementation, and helping the mobilization of resources and the broadening of support for NSEC development. The strategy and action plan for NSEC was endorsed at the 15th GMS Ministerial Conference held in Cha-am, Petchburi Province, Thailand on 17-19 June 2009.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Abbreviations

Map: GMS North-South Economic Corridor

Basic Information on the North-South Economic Corridor and Its Components

Part I: Strategy for North-South Economic Corridor Development

Background

The North-South Economic Corridor

Development Potential, Constraints, and Risks

Strategic Framework for the Development of the North-South Economic Corridor

Action Plan for the Development of the North-South Economic Corridor

Implementing the Strategy and Action Plan

Critical Success Factors

Part II: Action Plan for North-South Economic Corridor Development 2008-2012

Appendixes

1: Profile of the GMS North-South Economic Corridor and Its Components

2: Proposed Tasks of Key Greater Mekong Subregion Institutions in North-South Economic Corridor Development

References

Figure 1: Key North-South Economic Corridor Provinces/Areas and Growth and/or Border Nodes

Figure 2: Organizational Framework of the GMS Economic Cooperation Program

Figure A.1: NSEC Cross-Border Trade, 2005

Figure A.2: Major Special Economic Zones in NSEC Areas

Table A.1: Share of Intraregional Trade to Total Trade

Table A.2: Source Country Composition of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows

Table A.3: State of Development of NSEC Roads

Table A.4: Status of CBTA Implementation at NSEC Border-Crossing Points.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 28, 2014).

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

922978308