Greater Mekong Subregion

Author : Omkar Lal Shrestha,Aekapol Chongvilaivan
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789814379687

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Greater Mekong Subregion by Omkar Lal Shrestha,Aekapol Chongvilaivan Pdf

The large market size and abundant resources of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), including a large, motivated and cheap workforce, a rich agricultural base, extensive timber and fisheries resources, considerable potential mineral resources, and vast energy resources have seen the subregion increasingly recognized as a new frontier of Southeast Asian economic strength. This book aims to assess the recent economic, social and political developments in the GMS and identify emerging opportunities and challenges facing the successful transition towards a market-driven economy. The countries of the GMS are at a critical juncture where subregional efforts and cooperation must be made to fully address the rapidly evolving issues that are vital to appropriate policy formation, yet which remain widely debatable. The deliberations here shed light on the development stages and offer policy recommendations for pushing forward subregional cooperation.

Author : Charles Samuel Johnston,Xin Chen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000024890

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Opportunities and Challenges for the Greater Mekong Subregion by Charles Samuel Johnston,Xin Chen Pdf

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 to 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 programmes, 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.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789292610470

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Review of Configuration of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Corridors by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The economic corridor approach was adopted by the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries in 1998 to help accelerate subregional development. The development of economic corridors links production, trade, and infrastructure within a specific geographic area. The review of these corridors was conducted to take into account the opening up of Myanmar and ensure that there is a close match between corridor routes and trade flows; GMS capitals and major urban centers are connected to each other; and the corridors are linked with maritime gateways. The review came up with recommendations for possible extension and/or realignment of the corridors, and adoption of a classification system for corridor development. The GMS Ministers endorsed the recommendations of the study at the 21st GMS Ministerial Conference in Thailand in 2016.

Author : M. Ishida
Publisher : Springer
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137302915

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Border Economies in the Greater Mekong Sub-region by M. Ishida Pdf

A group of internationally recognised experts examine the recent trends of cross-border movements of people, goods and economic activity at fifteen major borders in the Greater Mekong Sub-region with the aim of predicting the long terms future for this region.

Author : Shengmin Cui
Publisher : Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783832546564

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China’s Role and Interests in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Shengmin Cui Pdf

Differentiated cooperation and GMS cooperation provide a theoretical model and practical example to coordinate the relationship and to promote economic and political cooperation between large and small states for the purpose of economic, political, and social development on the national, regional, and international stages.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 780 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789290928652

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Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The second edition of the Greater Mekong Subregion Atlas of the Environment again champions the environment of this unique part of Asia, an area straddled by rivers great and small, with bountiful watersheds, wetlands, and forests. The Atlas celebrates the peoples of the subregion, and presents the environmental and development challenges they face and their responses. It reminds us that the subregion's peoples and communities are key to maintaining its environment. The Atlas captures in one volume maps, remote-sensing images, and essential information on one of the most culturally, ethnically, and biologically diverse regions in the world. The subregion is made up of Cambodia; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Yunnan Province of the People's Republic of China; the Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; and Viet Nam.

Author : Oliver Hensengerth
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135212193

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Regionalism in China-Vietnam Relations by Oliver Hensengerth Pdf

Analyses collaboration in the Greater Mekong Subregion, which is a manifestation of the so-called ‘new regionalism’ in growth triangles (GTs) in Northeast and Southeast Asia. Exploring inter-state cooperation and the role of subnational units (provincial and local governments) and transnational actors (NGOs, firms) in building and maintaining the subregion.

Author : Florian Steinberg,Januar Hakim
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292549848

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Urban Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Florian Steinberg,Januar Hakim Pdf

This publication about the urban agenda in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is timely as the world economy embraces the region with accelerated growth. An important element of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community, the GMS is expected to catch up with the rest of Asia by 2050. With urbanization levels still averaging about 30%, gross domestic product contributions of towns and cities have moved ahead to 50%–60%. By 2050, when urban areas in the GMS reach 64%–74%, urban gross domestic product will grow to an estimated 70%–80%. The challenge lies in consolidating and deepening development along the existing corridors and improving the environmental conditions to prepare for future green growth developments.

Author : Seiichi Igarashi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000462128

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From Mekong Commons to Mekong Community by Seiichi Igarashi Pdf

Considering the Mekong region as an aggregation of various commons, the contributors to this volume investigate the various commons across the boundaries of the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The book incorporates the specialized fields of political science, area studies, public policy, international relations, international development, geography, economics, business administration, public health, engineering, agricultural economics, tropical agriculture, and biotechnology. The contributions to the book cover various issues including innovation and technology, transport and logistics, public health and literacy, traditional medicine, infectious diseases, advanced agricultural technologies, irrigation, water resources, labor migration, human trafficking, and counterfeiting. They examine various commons and goods related to these issues, and discuss practices, policies, decision-making processes and governance strategies for imagining a future Mekong Community that will avoid the tragedy, and explore the comedy of the commons/anti-commons. A valuable resource for scholars of the Mekong region, and more broadly for academics working on the interdisciplinary study of transboundary governance issues.

Author : Jörn Dosch,Colin Dürkop,Xuân Thắng Nguyễn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122242287

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Economic and Non-traditional Security Cooperation in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by Jörn Dosch,Colin Dürkop,Xuân Thắng Nguyễn Pdf

Author : Thomas R. D. Weaver,Pavit Ramachandran,Lourdes S. Adriano
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789292613211

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Policies for High Quality, Safe, and Sustainable Food Supply in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Thomas R. D. Weaver,Pavit Ramachandran,Lourdes S. Adriano Pdf

This book presents research into the production of safe, high-quality, and environmentally friendly agriculture products in the Greater Mekong Subregion. It also explores the actions and policy options that could be pursued. Three themes are examined: Improving Food Safety and Quality; Inclusive and Sustainable, Safe and Environment-Friendly Agriculture Products; and Value Chains for Safe and Environment-Friendly Agriculture Products. This aligns with the ASEAN Economic Community blueprint, which calls for the creation of a single market and production base for food, agriculture, forestry; and integration of the region into the global economy.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1243096188

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Forest Change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). by Anonim Pdf

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789292620370

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Harmonizing Power Systems in the Greater Mekong Subregion by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) are striving to ensure an adequate, reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy supply for all their citizens. Toward this, the GMS countries have identified power trading as a priority for regional cooperation. However, such trading currently represents less than 2% of electricity consumed in the GMS. This publication examines the regulatory and commercial barriers that are preventing a greater uptake of power trading in the region and identifies the key measures needed to overcome them.

Author : Jim Glassman
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780824837501

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Bounding the Mekong by Jim Glassman Pdf

Transnational economic integration has been described by globalization boosters as a rising tide that will lift all boats, an opportunity for all participants to achieve greater prosperity through a combination of political cooperation and capitalist economic competition. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has championed such rhetoric in promoting the integration of China, Southeast Asia’s formerly socialist states, and Thailand into a regional project called the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). But while the GMS project is in fact hastening regional economic integration, Jim Glassman shows that the approach belies the ADB’s idealized description of "win-win" outcomes. The process of "actually existing globalization" in the GMS does provide varied opportunities for different actors, but it is less a rising tide that lifts all boats than an uneven flood of transnational capitalist development whose outcomes are determined by intense class struggles, market competition, and regulatory battles. Glassman makes the case for adopting a class-based approach to analysis of GMS development, regionalization, and actually existing globalization. First he analyzes the interests and actions of various Thai participants in GMS development, then the roles of different Chinese actors in GMS integration. He next provides two cases illustrating the serious limits of any notion that GMS integration is a relatively egalitarian process—Laos’ participation in GMS development and the role of migrant Burmese workers in the production of the GMS. He finds that Burmese migrant workers, dam-displaced Chinese and Laotian villagers, and economically-stressed Thai farmers and small businesses are relative "losers" compared to the powerful business interests that shape GMS integration from locations like Bangkok and Kunming, as well as key sites outside the GMS like Beijing, Singapore, and Tokyo. The final chapter blends geographical-historical analysis with an assessment of uneven development and actually existing globalization in the GMS. Cogent and persuasive, Bounding the Mekong will attract attention from the growing number of scholars analyzing globalization, neoliberalism, regionalization, and multiple scales of governance. It is suitable for graduate courses in geography, political science, and sociology as well as courses with a regional focus.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789290920700

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Strategy and Action Plan for the Greater Mekong Subregion East-West Economic Corridor by Asian Development Bank Pdf

The East–West Economic Corridor (EWEC) was launched in 1998 as a flagship initiative of the Greater Mekong Subregion. EWEC has since achieved many of its infrastructure targets and must now be transformed from a transport corridor into an economic corridor. This report reviews and updates the Pre-Investment Study for EWEC conducted in 2001. It consolidates the interests and concerns of stakeholders into a revised and updated strategy and action plan to provide a vision and framework, improve coordination, and assist in mobilizing resources for EWEC development. Preparation of this revised and updated strategy and action plan for EWEC involved a series of consultations with government officials of EWEC countries and representatives of the private sector, nongovernment organizations, and development partners. These consultations culminated in a regional workshop held on 24 April 2009 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The revised and updated strategy and action plan for EWEC was endorsed at the 15th GMS Ministerial Conference held in Cha-am, Petchburi Province, Thailand on 17–19 June 2009.