| Summary: | 博士 === 國立成功大學 === 政治經濟研究所 === 103 === Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) tourism cooperation has been in place for twenty-three years. Tourism development is an important area of cooperation to promote social equality in the subregion. This study examines GMS tourism cooperation, which has previously been given insufficient attention, and highlights its importance to developing countries. The study examines tourism cooperation as a litmus test for the effectiveness of GMS economic cooperation. We use a new regionalism perspective, analyzing the driving forces between GMS tourism cooperation mechanisms as well as their overall effectiveness. We find that market drivers were more powerful than institutional drivers. This is because the GMS tourism cooperation mechanism provides a platform for all stakeholders from the tourism sector, facilitating two-way communication between partners and handing the distribution of benefits between different actors. In terms of levels of influence, the greatest driving force came from international relations, followed by the regional, private, and state levels.
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