ABSTRACT
We have included countries in South and East Asia where economic globalization has
been important, and industrialization either enjoyed rapid growth in the past or has started
to experience rapid expansion. Apart from Myanmar, which has faced trade sanctions
since 2002 (Myint 2011), the remaining countries examined have strong integration into
the global economy with the trade shares in GDP of Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam
exceeding GDP in 20112012 (see Table 1). China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam have continued to experience considerable manufacturing
activity since 2000, though a number of them have begun to face deindustrialization.
Although Myanmar had a small manufacturing sector in 2010, government policies have
continued to target industrial expansion in these countries.
