Thailand : key issues and policies.

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This book offers policy guidance to Thailand for fostering entrepreneurship and strengthening the performance of SMEs and their contribution to growth and development. It provides evidence-based analysis and policy recommendations on thematic issues such as access to finance for SMEs and entrepreneurs, SME participation in global markets, intellectual assets and innovation, high-growth SMEs and women?s entrepreneurship.  Read more... Foreword Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations Basic Statistics about Thailand Executive Summary Chapter 1. SME and Entrepreneurship Performance in Thailand Introduction Size and structure of the SME sector Definition and measurement of SMEs Table 1.1. Definition of SMEs according to the Thai SME Promotion Act (2000) The number and size distribution of SMEs Table 1.2. Number of Thai enterprises, 1997-2008 Table 1.3. Number of enterprises in selected countries, various years Table 1.4. Annualised growth of Thai enterprises, 1997-2008. Table 1.5. Comparison of size distributions of manufacturing firms in Thailand and Europe, 2007Figure 1.1. Comparison of size distributions of enterprises in the manufacturing sector, 2007 SME contribution to employment Table 1.6. Employment by SMEs, 1997-2006 Table 1.7. Total employment in selected countries, various years Table 1.8. Average number of employees in Thailand, 2004-06 SME contribution to GDP Figure 1.2. SME contribution to Thai GDP, 2008 Table 1.9. SME contribution to GDP and non agricultural GDP, 2002-09 SME density Table 1.10. SME density Thailand, 2002 and 2008. SME sector performanceJob creation by size of enterprise Table 1.11. Jobs created, by size class Productivity and productivity growth Table 1.12. Thailand GDP per enterprise and per employee, 2004-08 Table 1.13. Productivity growth by size class Enterprise entry, exit and survival Table 1.14. Births and deaths of SMEs High-growth firms SME contribution to international trade and investment Entrepreneurship Table 1.15. Survival rate of enterprises that started business (year 2002-07) Table 1.16. Proportion of high-growth firms (turnover definition) by country and sector, 2002-05. Table 1.17. SME export and import in Thailand, 2004-08Table 1.18. Activity rates at different stages of entrepreneurial development, 2007 Table 1.19. Thai entrepreneurship levels (total entrepreneurship activity) Necessity entrepreneurs and unemployment Perceptions of entrepreneurship Innovation Table 1.20. Novelty of products and services and entrepreneurs' technology use, 2007 Regional and local variations Regional population and income disparities Table 1.21. Household income (monthly) by region and type of income, 2007 Table 1.22. Income distribution in Thailand, 2007. Regional distribution of SMEsTable 1.23. Regional distribution of SMEs, 2002 and 2006 Table 1.24. SME densities by main regions, 2002 and 2006 Table 1.25. Growth in SMEs and population by region, 2002-07 Conclusion i) A lack of SMEs with the potential to grow and compete internationally, including with international competitors entering Thai markets ii) An unusually high proportion of entrepreneurs who start up "necessity" businesses iii) Regional inequalities in SME densities, entrepreneurial opportunities and activity Notes References Annex 1.A1. Size Class Tables.