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Living with Transition in Laos Market Intergration in Southeast Asia (Routledgecurzon Contemporary Southeast Asia Series)

By Jonathan Rigg

Book information

Year
2005
ISBN
0415355648, 9780415355643, 9780203002032
LCC
HC443 .R54 2005
Open Library ID
OL22635944M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2649880 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
256\241
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Laos - the Lao People's Democratic Republic - is one of the least understood and studied countries of Asia. Its development trajectory is also one of the most interesting, as it moves from state, or perhaps more appropriately subsistence, to market. Based on extensive original research, this book assesses how economic transition and marketisation are being translated into progress (or not) at the local level, and at the resulting impact on poverty, inequality and livelihoods. It concludes that the process of transition in fact contributes to the growth of poverty for some people, and shows how people manage to cope in very unfavourable circumstances.

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