Living with Transition in Laos: Market Intergration in Southeast Asia

by Jonathan Rigg

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415649765
• ISBN13: 9780415649766
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"