The Economics of Transition in Laos

The Economics of Transition in Laos
Author: Yves Bourdet
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781781008713

'This book provides the reader with an intelligent and clear overview of the Lao economy in the past 20 years, and is the only book I know of dedicated to purely economic questions.' - Grant Evans, Journal of Agrarian Change

Laos' Dilemmas and Options

Laos' Dilemmas and Options
Author: Mya Than
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9813055111

The contributors to this volume identify the major economic issues of the New Economic Mechanism concerning the restructuring of the economy, the role of the state and economic management, financial restructuring, the new directions in agricultural and industrial development, and the challenges arising from the opening up of the economy to the stimuli of external trade and inflow of foreign direct investment. An economic analysis of human resource development with special emphasis on education, and an evaluation of Laos' environmental issues are also included.

Living with Transition in Laos

Living with Transition in Laos
Author: Jonathan Rigg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2012-10-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1134253575

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.

Laos

Laos
Author: Maureen Covell
Publisher: London : F. Pinter
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1986
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social change; analyses the political system, economic system (incl. The agricultural sector), and standard of living, defence policy, educational policy, social policy, cultural policy, foreign policy, etc. Bibliography, diagrams, map, statistical tables.

Changing Lives in Laos

Changing Lives in Laos
Author: Vanina Bouté
Publisher: NUS Press
Total Pages: 473
Release: 2017-04-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981472226X

Changes in the character of the political regime in Laos after 2000, a massive influx of foreign investment, and disruptions to rural life arising from improved communications and new forms of mobility within and across the borders have produced a major transformation. Alongside these changes, a group of young scholars carried out studies that document the rise of a new social, cultural and economic order. The contributions to this volume draw on original fieldwork materials and unpublished sources, and provide fresh analyses of topics ranging from the structures of power to the politics of territoriality and new forms of sociability in emerging urban spaces.