BIMSTEC-Japan Comprehensive Economic Cooperation : A Step in the Future

Contents: Foreword. Preface. 1. Introduction/Wisarn Pupphavesa. I. BIMSTEC--Japan Economic Cooperation: challenges and opportunities: 2. Asian integration process and BIMSTEC/Biswajit Nag and Debdeep De. 3. Trade performance and integration experience of BIMSTEC: A review of issues/Debashis Chakraborty. 4. The BIMSTEC FTA and its relevance/Nilanjan Banik. 5. Responding to globalisation: Japanese Investments in India/Indranil Ghosh. 6. A BIMSTEC-Japan framework for global commodity chains/Amitendu Palit. 7. Small and medium enterprises in BIMSTEC: synergies and emerging issues for cooperation/Tirthankar Mandal. II. BIMSTEC--Japan Economic Cooperation: country perspectives: 8. BIMSTEC-Japan Cooperation in transport: Bangladesh perspective/M. Rahmatullah. 9. Regional enlargement and its impact on trade: Indian perspective/CSIRD. 10. BIMSTEC-Japan Cooperation in international trade: Myanmar perspective/Maung Aung and Min Min Than. 11. BIMSTEC-Japan Cooperation in fisheries: Thailand perspective/Ruangrai Tokrisna and Wisran Pupphavesa. III. BIMSTEC--Japan Economic Cooperation: Civil Society Consensus: 1. Bangkok Consensus 2006. 2. Kolkata Consensus 2005.

"The bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is the youngest regional cooperation initiative in Asia. It is being increasingly seen as an important link between South and Southeast Asia. This publication contains papers presented by experts at an international conference, organized at the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) in December 2006. It evaluates the current state of economic cooperation and integration between BIMSTEC and Japan, and also provides directions for enhancing economic integration between them. The analyses in this book will contribute to a deeper understanding of the process of economic cooperation and integration in BIMSTEC and also in Asia." (jacket)