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Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- CHAPTER 1: SMEs and the Rise of Global Value Chains -- Introduction -- Globalization and Regionalization: Challenges and Opportunities for SMEs -- Why the Rise of Production Networks/Value Chains?: Fragmentation Theory -- Production Networks: A Global Comparative and Benchmarking Perspective -- SMEs, Capacity Constraints, and Global Value Chains -- Conclusion -- References

This report analyzes how closer regional connectivity and economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia can benefit both regions, with a focus on the role played by infrastructure and public policies in facilitating this process. It examines major developments in South Asian–Southeast Asian trade and investment, economic cooperation, the role of economic corridors, and regional cooperation initiatives. In particular, it identifies significant opportunities for strengthening these integration efforts as a result of the recent opening up of Myanmar in political, economic, and financ

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Study -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- The Great Transformation -- Prospects and Challenges of Growth -- Inclusive Growth and the Quality of Life -- Engines of Productivity and Growth -- Managing Energy, Water, and the Environment -- Financing Future Transformation -- Regional and Global Cooperation -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix: Background Papers Prepared for the ACI Study -- References -- Back Cover

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Study -- Abbreviations -- Executive Summary -- ASEAN Today -- Chapter 1: Appendix -- Aspirations for a ""RICH"" ASEAN -- Key 2030 Challenges -- Chapter 3: Appendix -- Enabling Factors -- Institutional Architecture -- Policy Options -- Chaper 6: Appendix -- Bibliography -- Back Cover