Sharing the benefits of hydropower: Co-investing the economic rents

摘要: I explore the potential for sharing financial benefits of hydropower development in Greater Mekong Subregion, which includes Cambodia, Lao PDR (Laos), Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and a small portion China. In particular, describe possibility implementing region-wide fee on economic rents made possible by generating selling electricity. Such would establish sizeable annual fund that could support investments infrastructure facilities enhance improve livelihoods, particularly poorer countries region. The be managed an oversight board or advisory panel comprised representatives from participating countries. present empirical, although hypothetical, example benefit program might implemented Laos, alternative methods allocating investing revenue collected. discussion is largely conceptual, as many challenges arise actually transborder rent program. My goal to such generate rather than recommending specific form take.