Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies, Vol. 2 (October 2005)
Thapan, Arjun | October 2005
Abstract
The fledgling Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Journal for Development Studies, published under the auspices of the Phnom Penh Plan (PPP) for Development Management, moves a step ahead with the second issue. In what might be considered as “ascending steps,” GMS scholarship is moving forward, slowly but surely. The PPP’s commitment is to ensure that we continue to make strides towards our goal of bridging the gap between research and capacity building and to propagate the gospel of balanced socioeconomic development in the GMS. These five articles attempt to portray that balance. Three articles are concerned with the broad issue of regional cooperation through various trade mechanisms. The other two focus on environmental concerns: one specifically addresses the relationship between environmental management and poverty and the other on solid waste management practices. Both articles, while concerned with the major issue of environmental management in the GMS, are unified by the theme of market-based policies and practices for environmental conservation. This approach ties in neatly with the first three articles on trade and regional cooperation where concerns for economic growth through trade are filtered through the more important consideration of poverty reduction.focuses on a central issue confronting policy makers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS): tourism and its impact on income distribution. With the subregion fast becoming a major tourism hub, the challenge is to ensure that tourism results in positive economic and social outcomes. The GMS is culturally diverse, has a rich heritage, and is endowed with stunning natural resources. These combine to make it one of the most promising tourism destinations in the world today. Tourist arrivals are projected to increase fourfold from current levels of 16 million to about 46–52 million in 2015. The subregion is cleverly marketed as a single tourism destination. New products are being developed, and new market segments are being addressed. This strategy is projected to accelerate tourism development even further in the next ten years.
Citation
Thapan, Arjun. 2005. Journal of Greater Mekong Subregion Development Studies, Vol. 2 (October 2005). © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/1425. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Global Development Learning Network
Globalization And Development
International Development Strategy
Policy Development
Human Capital Development
Human Development
Human Resources Development
Skills Development
Management Development
Vocational Education
Curriculum development
Educational aid
Economic development
Industrial projects
Career development
Vocational education
Industrialization
Vocational training
Technological institutes
Job searching
Labor market
Work experience programs
Business planning
Human rights and globalization
Occupational training
Technological innovation
Labor and globalization
Manpower policy
Labor policy
Rural manpower policy
Career academies
Professional education
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