A critique of ADB policies towards the Greater Mekong sub-region.(Asian Development Bank)

From: Journal of Contemporary Asia | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: Oehlers, Alfred | Copyright information

The Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) comprises Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and the southern Chinese province of Yunnan. Taking its name from the Mekong River that wends its way through all these territories, the sub-region covers an area of approximately 2.34 million square kilometres, and is home to around 257 million people (ADB, 2004b: 1). The territories comprising the GMS are highly diverse, differing not only in terms of their levels of economic development, but a...

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