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Structural transformation and regional development : the case of Thailand

AuthorAtikom Kiattivorakan
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. IE-91-17
Subject(s)Thailand--Industries
Thailand--Economic conditions
NoteA thesis study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractThe structural transformation process, occurring side by side with the economic development of Thailand, has been illustrated via the dynamic change among the agricultural, the rural industrial, I and the urban industrial sector through a SYSTEM DYNAMICS model with the introduction of a PSEUDO SPATIAL DIMENSION. Based on the common framework, all sectors are modeled to incorporate the macrostructure of economic growth and the microstructure of market clearing mechanisms, and are linked together by a set of inter-regional relationships including trade flow, human resources migration mechanisms, and capital resources allocation. The study shows that the successful industrialization needs both push and pull policies to induce people to shift from the agricultural sector to work for industrial activities. The imbalanced structure of industrial activities, that there exists growth pole in the urban industrial sector, can be alleviated by policies that transfer the competitiveness in production to the rural industrial sector. The urban industrial sector, however, refers to Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR).
Year1991
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSIndustrial Engineering (IE)
Chairperson(s)Saeed, Khalid
Examination Committee(s)Fujiwara, Okitsugu ;Webster, Douglas R.
Scholarship Donor(s)The Royal Government of Belgium
DegreeThesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1991


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