| Description |
1 online resource (x, 183 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge studies in the Asia-Pacific region |
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Routledge studies in the Asia-Pacific region
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| Contents |
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 |
| 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"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Charles Samuel Johnston has recently retired from the School of Hospitality and Tourism at Auckland University of Technology, where he had lectured from 1998 to 2018. His main research themes focus on tourism in Asia and in cities, and on the relationship between tourism and socio-economic development. Xin Chen is Research Fellow and Program Officer at the New Zealand Asia Institute of the University of Auckland. Her research interests focus on East Asian regional integration, China-Asia relations, and Chinese politics |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 14, 2020) |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Mekong River Watershed
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Economic development -- Southeast Asia
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Economic development.
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Economic history.
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| SUBJECT |
Mekong River Watershed -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Southeast Asia -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Mekong River Watershed.
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Southeast Asia.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johnston, Charles Samuel, editor.
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Chen, Xin (Political scientist), editor.
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| LC no. |
2019044278 |
| ISBN |
9781003007616 |
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1003007619 |
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9781000024876 |
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1000024873 |
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1000024857 |
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9781000024852 |
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9781000024890 |
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100002489X |
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