A Study On The Economic And Trade Relations Between Laos And Thailand Since 1975

Laos and Thailand have "friendly neighbors," said since ancient times, and the two countries in such aspects as language, religion, culture, folk custom exist great similarities. Laos and Thailand are all developing countries in Asia; Laos has a wealth of natural resources, excellent geographical location. Relative to Laos, Thailand has advanced technology. Since the 1990 s, Laos and Thailand to continuously strengthen the friendly exchanges and cooperation in the field of economy, culture, etc, formed the good economic and trade relations. The Laos is still an agricultural country, agriculture accounts for the national economy proportion is larger, industrial level backward, slow development. Strengthen old Thai bilateral economic and trade cooperation between the two countries is very important to the development of old Thai the economies of the two countries. Under the joint efforts of the governments of both countries, Thailand is the first largest trade partner of Laos, Laos and Thailand between trade volume accounted for the largest, the old Thai trade relations between the economic development of Laos, ①the political stability between the two countries, and from the agricultural country to the agricultural and industrial economy common development of countries shift has important significance.②But the old tiger in the bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries also has many problems. So analysis summary bilateral trade development situation and existing problems, study countermeasures and Suggestions to ③promote the development of Laos-Thailand trade and economic relations is of great significance.This paper is divided into four main parts:the first part is mainly to this article research background and significance, research review, the theoretical basis for economic and trade relations, in this paper, the research framework, this paper study the research methods, innovation and inadequate analysis of this article. The second part mainly analyzes the development situation and characteristics of Laos-Thailand trade and economic relations. Based on the analysis of development situation, Laos Thailand trade and economic relations in this paper will be divided into three historical periods, respectively is 1975-1988,1988-2012,2012 to present. The third part mainly analyzes the main problems of Laos-Thailand economic and trade relations and the reasons. The fourth part is in the first chapter, the second chapter; on the basis of the third chapter from the macroscopic and microscopic two angles puts forward Suggestions to promote the development of Laos-Thailand trade and economic relations.Old tiger based on the in-depth research on the basis of the bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries, aiming at the problems of bilateral trade between the two countries, and puts forward countermeasures and Suggestions to promote the development of Laos-Thailand trade and economic relations, promote the development of bilateral trade and economic and trade relations between the two countries. The deepening of bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries is not only beneficial to the development of economy, improve the level of national life, more conducive to participate in regional economic cooperation between The two countries and the international division of labor under the framework of global economic integration.