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The Mekong River Commission: Does It Work, and How Does the Mekong Basin’s Geography Influence Its Effectiveness?

Die Mekong River Commission: Funktioniert sie und wie beeinflusst die Geografie des Mekong-Beckens ihre Effektivität?
[journal article]

Backer Bruzelius, Ellen

Abstract

This article assesses the effectiveness of the Mekong River Commission, its impact on the policies of its members, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Viet Nam, and their engagement with the Commission. It also seeks to account for China’s influence on their cooperation, as China, the strongest upstr... view more

This article assesses the effectiveness of the Mekong River Commission, its impact on the policies of its members, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia and Viet Nam, and their engagement with the Commission. It also seeks to account for China’s influence on their cooperation, as China, the strongest upstream riparian state, is not a member of this cooperation scheme for the Mekong River basin. This is achieved using a model for explaining regime effectiveness which rests on the two main variables of problem malignancy and problem-solving capacity. Furthermore, the level of engagement of the riparians is accounted for by mainly two geographical variables: position on the river (upstream/downstream), and size of fraction of territory within the basin.... view less


Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Effektivität der Mekong River Commission (MRC), ihre Auswirkung auf die Politik der Mitgliedsstaaten Thailand, Laos, Kambodscha und Vietnam sowie das Engagement dieser Länder in der Kommission. Darüber hinaus wird der Einfluss des mächtigen Anrainerstaates C... view more

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht die Effektivität der Mekong River Commission (MRC), ihre Auswirkung auf die Politik der Mitgliedsstaaten Thailand, Laos, Kambodscha und Vietnam sowie das Engagement dieser Länder in der Kommission. Darüber hinaus wird der Einfluss des mächtigen Anrainerstaates Chinas, das zwar kein Mitglied ist, jedoch Beobachterstatus hat, analysiert. Um die Effektivität der MRC zu messen, wird ein Modell aus der Regimetheorie herangezogen, das auf den Variablen Malignität und Problemlösungskapazität basiert. Das Hauptargument der Studie lautet, dass das Engagement der Anrainerstaaten in der Mekong River Commission primär durch zwei geografische Bestimmungsfaktoren erklärt werden kann: erstens durch die Lage der Länder (stromaufwärts, stromabwärts), zweitens durch den Umfang ihres Territoriums im Mekong-Becken.... view less

Keywords
Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; China; geopolitics; river; board; sustainable development; geographical factors; evaluation; effectiveness

Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy

Document language
English

Publication Year
2007

Page/Pages
p. 31-55

Journal
Südostasien aktuell : journal of current Southeast Asian affairs, 26 (2007) 4

ISSN
0722-8821

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works


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