DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES OF SPECIAL ECONOMIIC ZONE, KANCHANABURI PROVINCE–DAWEI DEEP SEA PORT UNDER INTEREST, CONFLICT, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, AND POLITICAL POWER

Abstract

This article has the objectives to 1. Study the context of interest, 2. Analyze issues on interest, and 3. Propose guidelines for the development of Special Economic Zone. The qualitative research method was employed where there is documentary research, in-depth interview with 25 key-informants, and a focus group discussion with 10 participants. The data were analyzed based on content and component analysis and verified by triangulation method.

Findings were as follows: 1. For the context of interest, the development of Special Economic Zone at Dawai Deep Sea Port lies in a special economic territory aiming for the benefits upon support and provision of facilities in conducting commercial activities and investment. Conflict was involved with land usage. The political power concerned with the righteousness. The international relations prevailed a connectivity among countries. 2. The analysis of interest was in the areas of: 1) the coping of changing environment, 2) benefit and impact on private sector, and 3) the establishment of a system contributing to development of the country. The conflict analysis shows a conflict in changing population structures. 3. The guidelines towards the development are: 1) development of base expansion for crude oil trade, 2) the increment of export distribution through Western Gateway, 3) reduction of transportation cost, 4) the use of Myanmar laborers, 5) a regional economic expansion, 6) an increasing demand and supply chain link, and 7) an expansion of logistics network by a merger of trade routes and new transportation.