The Global Competitiveness of Thailand: An Empirical Analysis of the ASEAN Community
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John,Varughese K. et.al. (2017), 'The Global Competitiveness of Thailand: An Empirical Analysis of the ASEAN Community', AU-eJIR, Assumption University of Thailand, pp. 41-50
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The Global Competitiveness of Thailand: An Empirical Analysis of the ASEAN Community
Abstract
The current rate of technological expansion and the globalization of markets have
made countries to be more competitive for their economic growth and prosperity. The Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI) is a measure computed by the World Economic Forum every year
since 1979 on the basis of 12 pillars of economic and human growth indicators. 138 world
countries are included in the GCI 2016-17 and these countries accounts for 98% of the world
GDP. Thailand is the third major economy among the ASEAN community and it is classified as
‘Efficiency Driven Economy’ according to its score in GCI 2016-17. This study investigates the
factors in which Thailand has greater strength and more weakness when compared with the
other ASEAN countries based on the GCI indicators. Accordingly Thailand seems to be
comparatively weak in Innovation and Institutional factors but strong in Macroeconomic
environment factors, Health and Primary Education measures, and in Market Size. The study
concludes that if the economic and human development policies are formulated looking into
these strengths and weakness, the country can become an ‘Innovation driven economy’ within a
short span of time.
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