Thailand : Country Development Partnership for Competitiveness

Thailand : Country Development Partnership for Competitiveness

Competitiveness has emerged as a key issue confronting policymakers in Thailand. The Government's reform program will be extended by explicitly incorporating into the competitiveness framework measures that address the remaining constraints on...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Pre-2003 Economic or Sector Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCOUNTABILITY ADB AGRICULTURE ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AUDITORS AUTHORITY BAD DEBTS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK OF THAILAND BANKING SECTOR BANKRUPTCY BENCHMARKS CAPACITY BUILDING CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CENTRAL AGENCIES CENTRAL BANK COLLABORATION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK CONSENSUS CONSOLIDATION CONSTITUTION CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CORRUPTION COURT PROCESS COURT RESTRUCTURING DATA SHARING DEBT DEBT RESTRUCTURING DECENTRALIZATION DECISION-MAKING DECREE DECREES DEPOSIT INSURANCE DIGITAL DIVIDE DISCLOSURE E- COMMERCE E- GOVERNMENT E-COMMERCE E-GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC LAW ECONOMIC LAW REFORM EMPLOYMENT ENACTMENT ENFORCEMENT MECHANISM ENTERPRISE REFORM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXECUTION EXPORTS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FINANCIAL COLLAPSE FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL REFORM FINANCIAL RESOURCES FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEM FISCAL FISCAL YEAR FORECASTING MODELS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN OWNERSHIP FORMAL EDUCATION GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT AGENCY GOVERNMENT STRATEGY HUMAN RESOURCES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INFLATION INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSOLVENCY INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MOBILITY LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL REFORM LEGISLATION LOCAL ADMINISTRATION MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MARKET DISCIPLINE MERGERS METROPOLITAN AREAS MINISTRY OF FINANCE MONETARY POLICY NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS NATIONS NET LOSSES ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PAYMENT SYSTEMS POLICY MAKERS PRIVATE BANKS PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PROGRAMMING PROGRAMS PUBLIC DEBT PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICES PUBLIC SUPPORT RATING AGENCIES RATIONALIZATION REAL GDP REGULATORY FORBEARANCE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REORGANIZATION RESOURCE MOBILIZATION SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES SECURITIES SOCIAL PROTECTION STATE BANKS STATE ENTERPRISE STATE ENTERPRISES TAX COLLECTION TAX COLLECTIONS TAX EXEMPTION TAX INCENTIVES TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR TELECOMMUNICATION SECTORS TELEDENSITY TIER 1 CAPITAL TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH TRAINING ACTIVITIES TRAINING INVESTMENTS TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINING PROVIDERS TRANSPARENCY WAGES WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO COMPETITIVENESS KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE SKILLED WORKERS QUALITY OF EDUCATION ACCESS TO EDUCATION INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE INFRASTRUCTURE REGULATION SERVICE DELIVERY PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TRADE REGIME INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT MARKET TRENDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/06/1346415/thailand-country-development-partnership-competitiveness http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15528

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Summary:	Competitiveness has emerged as a key issue confronting policymakers in Thailand. The Government's reform program will be extended by explicitly incorporating into the competitiveness framework measures that address the remaining constraints on competitiveness. The three critical areas that could constrain Thailand's medium term competitiveness include: 1) The need to strengthen the knowledge base--addressing the skills gap, and improving quality and coverage of education; mainstreaming information technology; and enhancing science and technological capability. 2) The need to modernize the infrastructure regulatory framework to improve the efficiency and delivery of public services. A modern and efficient physical infrastructure will help to reduce the cost associated with infrastructure bottlenecks faced by Thai firms. 3) The need to further improve the business environment and enhance competition--corporate governance, trade and investment regimes, competition policy--so that scarce labor and capital can be utilized in the most productive sectors. In addition, an appropriate macroeconomic environment, by signaling the right relative prices (domestic interest rates and exchange rates), will enable Thai firms to respond to emerging market trends.