PROVINCIAL CLUSTERING IN THE SOUTH OF THAILAND: CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL

Kiatkajon Chairat (), Sumalee Santipolvut and Supachart Sukharomana
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Kiatkajon Chairat: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Corresponding author: Kiatkajon Chairat Tel: +6681 870 0219
Sumalee Santipolvut: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Supachart Sukharomana: Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Regional Science Inquiry, 2015, vol. VII, issue 1, 55-67

Abstract: This paper aims to determine the cluster of 14 provinces in the Southern part of Thailand. We formulated 24 indicators for provincial clustering based on three major concepts: spatial, functional, and micro-foundational. Factor analysis shows that 10 of these indicators significantly determine provincial clustering. Cluster analysis obviously categorises 14 provinces into five cases of three to seven provincial clusters. In each case, the formation of groups is determined using the proximity criteria. Discrimination analysis helps to classify the most appropriate form, and in each case shows that suggested clusters three and four are appropriate for provincial clustering.

Keywords: Geographical cluster; Provincial clustering; Agglomeration effect (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N95 R12 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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