"The Mekong River is a vital and valuable resource, with huge development potential for the six states through which it flows. Given the significant asymmetry of power between those states, however, there is a real risk that some might utilise it to the detriment of others. Without a sense of r...

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Other Authors:	Johnston, Charles Samuel (Editor), Chen, Xin (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York Routledge 2020
Edition:	First edition
Series:	Routledge studies on the Asia-Pacific region
Subjects:	Economic development / Mekong River Watershed Economic development / Southeast Asia Regionalentwicklung Mekong River Watershed / Economic conditions / 21st century Southeast Asia / Economic conditions / 21st century Mekongbecken Aufsatzsammlung
Online Access:	UPA01 Volltext
Summary:	"The Mekong River is a vital and valuable resource, with huge development potential for the six states through which it flows. Given the significant asymmetry of power between those states, however, there is a real risk that some might utilise it to the detriment of others. Without a sense of regional belonging, it is difficult to imagine that these states and their constituent communities will take regional imperatives to heart, participate in joint regulatory frameworks, or adopt behaviours for upstream-downstream and lateral cooperation over the appropriation and use of their shared resources. How effectively has closer interdependence of the Mekong countries accommodated the development of a political-social-cultural space conducive for the growth of a regional "we-ness" among not only political elites, but also the general public? The contributors to this volume approach this question from a range of directions, including the impacts of tourism, regional development programs, the Mekong Power Grid, and Sino-US rivalry. This edited volume presents valuable insights for scholars of international relations, Asian studies, development studies, environment studies, policy studies, and human geography"--
Item Description:	Introduction: Economic growth and community construction at the Greater Mekong Subregion / Xin Chen and Charles Samuel Johnston -- Constructing a region (the GMS) out of a river / Nicholas Tarling -- 100% Pure Mekong : the key to identity, development and tourism in the GMS? / Charles Samuel Johnston -- Developmental change in the GMS : economic growth yes, community construction? / Kenneth Jackson -- The Sino-American strategic rivalry in the Mekong development / Dinar Swastiningtyas Theosa -- Regional cooperation through the Greater Mekong Subregion program : focus on hydropower development and the Mekong Power Grid / Nayeon Shin, Seungho Lee and Ilpyo Hong -- Vietnam Mekong River Delta : a regional connection perspective / Bui Quang Binh -- Participatory water governance and impact assessment : a case study of Hua Na Irrigation Project in Northeast Thailand / Kanokwan Manorom -- China and the Mekong : domestic hydro politics / Xin Chen
Physical Description:	1 online resource X, 183 Seiten) Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:	9781003007616 1003007619 9781000024876 1000024873 9781000024852 1000024857 9781000024890 100002489X