Small and Medium Enterprises in Distress

Philippe Regnier

Part 1: Small Enterprise Development in Thailand and the Impact of the East Asian Crisis 1. Thailand, An Environment conducive to Entrepreneurship 2. Absence of SME Legislation and Loose Classification of SMEs 3. The Effects of the East Asian Crisis on Thai SMEs (1997-1999) 4. SMEs Facing Survival and Competition Challenges Part 2: Structural Adjustment under the International Monetary Fund and SME Government Policy 5. Thai SMEs: The Role of the Private and Public Sectors before the crisis 6. Thai SMEs and Structural Adjustment Policy 7. The Credibility of the New SME Policy Part 3: The Resilience of SMEs Linked to Foreign Firms 8. Linking Local SMEs and Foreign Firms operating in East Asia 9. The Potential Resilience of Thai Subcontractors linked to Foreign Firms: SME Case Studies 10. The Potential Resilience of Final Goods Producers linked to Foreign Firms: SME Case Studies