TY - BOOK AU - Jalilian, Hossein TI - Assessing China's impact on poverty in the Greater Mekong Subregion T2 - GMS development series SN - 9789814311878 U1 - 338.959 JAJ PY - 2013/// CY - Singapore PB - Institute of Southeast Asian Studies KW - Economic development KW - Mekong River Region KW - Southeast Asia KW - China KW - Foreign economic relations N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-440) N2 - Since the dawn of the industrial revolution, and the ushering in of an era of global economic relations, the United States and Europe have been the core poles of economic power. However, China along with India are increasingly challenging the traditional economic hegemony. An issue of great importance is how this shift in the global economic balance of power will affect developing economies and the transition economies of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), which are located in China's backyard and deeply integrated into its economy through regional supply chains. This volume examines the rela ER -