Role of agricultural trade in the economic development of Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia

Conditions in Malaysia have consistently favored exports while those in Thailand and Indonesia have varied but have generally been favorable in the 1980"s. The success that these three countries have had in achieving high rates of growth in agricultural exports is based on a number of policies that have reinforced each other in both economic and political terms. The purpose of the paper is to identify lessons learned from successful trade promotion and trade policy reform in these three countries. It is a part of a larger series on trade activities in the Asia/Near East Region. (Author abstract)