THE MEKONG RIVER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT: SOME GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, AND POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS,

Abstract

Contents: The physical setting and economic pattern (the Indochinese Peninsula, the Mekong River, the economy of the countries of the lower Mekong River basin); The Mekong River development project (the evolution status, and scope of the project); The cultural history of the riparian states (the prehistoric period, the first Chinese penetration, the early Indianized kingdoms, the development of the present states); Retrospect and prospect (the legacies of the past, the European colonial interlude, World War II, prelude to the Indochina War, the contemporary scene, an assessment of the Mekong project).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0654627

Entities

People

  • Victor J. Croizat

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Drainage Basins
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Second World War
  • War

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design