Annual Report of the 2012 fiscal year Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization Contents Ⅰ．FY2011Research Pollcy (Active Policy)of the Institute of Developing Economies .................... 5 Ⅱ．Review of Research Projects <Policy Proposal Research> 1. The Contruction of an Asia Research Network (subsidized) (1) Study on the Industrial Readjustment in the Mekong River Basin Countries: Tpwards the AEC by 2015 ...................... 8 (2) A study on Cross-border Trade Facilitation and Regional Development along Economic Corridors .............................. 8 (3) Causes and Consequences of Firms’ FTA Utilization in East Asia .................................................................................. 9 2. ERIA/IDE-JETRO/UNIDO Joint Research Project ............................................................................................................ 9 (1) Impact of Product-related Environmental Regulations thorgh Supply Chains ................................................................. 9 (2) Creating Green Demand: As Emprirical Industrial Approach to the Proliferation of Energy-efficient Appliances in ..... 10 (3) Development of Green Industries in the Asian Region: The necessary factors and what policies can do ........................ 10 3. CJK (China, Japan, Korea) Joint Research Project ............................................................................................................. 10 4. Uograding of the Guangdong Economy and Challenges for Japan-China Economic Cooperation ..................................... 11 5 Study on Possible Pathways to FTAAP (Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific) .......................................................................... 11 6 Investment Promotion Program for Africa ........................................................................................................................... 11 7 Economic Partnership and the Business Environment between Japan, China and Korea .................................................... 12 8 Prospects for Building Peace in the Middle East and South Asia ......................................................................................... 12 9 The Rise of China and India and the Implication for East Asia ............................................................................................ 13 <Analytical Research Contributing to Policy Proposals> [1] Policy Issue Research 1 How Chinese Industry Have Developed: Cross-sectional Analysis of the Development Process ........................................ 13 2 Social Transformation in Post-Transition South Africa ........................................................................................................ 14 3 The Linkage between Agriculture and Industry in India ...................................................................................................... 14 4 Regional and Class Disparities in India: Future Direction for the Prorest State of Bihar ..................................................... 14 5 Islam and Political Dissent: Studies and Comparison from Asia and the Middle East ......................................................... 15 6 East Asia Integration and Its Theoretical Basis .................................................................................................................... 15 7 The Regional Financial Cooperation in Asia Revisited: Progress and Issues ....................................................................... 16 8 The Impact of Micro-Credit Repayment Rules on Seasonal Migration and Loan Repayment during the Agricultural Lean Season-A Randomised Experiment in Bangladesh ...................................................................................................... 16 9 Coexistence with the Aging Society in Developing Economies ........................................................................................... 16 10 Internally Valid Microeconometric Development Analysis .................................................................................................. 17 11 Economic Integration and Recycling in Asia ........................................................................................................................ 17 12 Reform of Local Governance for Environmental Conservation and Restoration of Rivers and Lake Basins in China ............ 17 13 International Comparison of Environmental Policy Development from a Historical Viewpoint .......................................... 18 14 The Judges in Judicializing Asia .......................................................................................................................................... 18 15 The Law and Migration Policies in East Asia ....................................................................................................................... 18 16 Trade and Environment Issue from the Perspective of Developing Countries ..................................................................... 19 [2] Regular Analytical Research Projects 1 Analysis of Current Affairs in Asia ....................................................................................................................................... 19 2 Compilation and Use of the 2005 International Input-Output Table (III) ............................................................................. 20 3 The Frontier of International Input-Output Analyses ........................................................................................................... 20 4 Compilation and Application of Trade Indices IV: Feature of Long-Term Trade ................................................................. 20 5 Econometric Modeling of Asia For Long-term Evaluation (EMALE) ................................................................................. 21 6 Compilation and Analysis of Geo-Economic Datasets for East Asia .................................................................................... 21 [3] Spot Research Projects 1 The 9th Congress of Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and Its Development Strategies ...................................................... 21 2 The Choice of Vietnam: The path toward becoming an industrialized country by 2020 ...................................................... 22 Taiwan’s 2012 Presidential Election and its Impacts ............................................................................................................... 22 4 “‘The Arabs Spring’ and the Arabian Pninsula in the Future ................................................................................................ 22 5 The 13th General Election in Malaysia: Issue outcomes and implications ............................................................................ 23 [4] Collaboration Research Projects 1 WTO-IDE Joint Research “Trade in Value-added: A New Perspective of International Trade” ........................................... 23 2 Fukuoka Prefecture-IDE Joint Research “Trends in New Energy Polies in East Asia and Promotion of New Energy Industries in Fukuoka Prefecture” ........................................................................................................................................ 24 <Basic/Comprehensive Research> 1 The Rise of Multinational Corporation from the Middle East .............................................................................................. 24 2 Comparative Studies on Political Institute in Southeast Asia ............................................................................................... 24 3 The Change in the Social Contract in Egypt ......................................................................................................................... 25 4 Political Participation by “the Excluded” in Latin America ................................................................................................. 25 5 Social Welfare and Governmentality in Emerging Countries ............................................................................................... 25 6 Dealing with Differences: The Politics of Tolerance in Developing Countries .................................................................... 26 7 Political, Economic and Social Issues in Latin America ...................................................................................................... 26 8 Basic Imcoms in the Emerging Countries: Theories and Discussions .................................................................................. 26 9 Rural Development in Vietnam: Transformation of the Rural Economy under Rapid Economic Growth ........................... 27 10 Dynamics of the Garment Industry in Low-income Countries following the MFA Phase-out ............................................. 27 11 Business Management of and Information Gathering on Textile and Apparel Enterprises in Middle Eastern Countries ......... 27 12 Costa Rica: Latin America’s Small Dragon, or the Region’s Unique Social Democracy? ................................................... 28 13 Comparative Studies on the Oraganization Capabilities of Rural Asian Societies ............................................................... 28 14 Conflict and Reconciliation in Africa and the Middle East .................................................................................................. 29 15 Economic Policies and Economic Structures of Transition Economies in Southeast Asia: Acomparative Sutudyof Myanmar and Viertnam ......................................................................................................................................................