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Record Nr.

UNINA9910348228703321

Autore

St. John Ronald Bruce

Titolo

Revolution, reform and regionalism in Southeast Asia : Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam / / Ronald Bruce St. John

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2006

ISBN

1-134-00346-3

1-280-29036-6

9786610290369

0-203-09947-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (298 p.)

Collana

Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; ; 8

Classificazione

POL000000POL023000SOC008000

Disciplina

959.05/1

Soggetti

Nonfiction

Politics

Sociology

Southeast Asia Economic conditions

Southeast Asia Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Same space, different dreams -- Rush to socialism -- Tentative reforms -- Reform accelerates -- End of the beginning -- Challenges and prospects -- Continuity and change.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on research carried out over the three decades, this book compares the post-war political economies of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam in the context of their individual and collective impact on contemporary efforts at regional integration. The author highlights the different paths to reform taken by the three neighbours and the effect this has had on regional plans for economic development through the ASEAN and the Greater Mekong Subregion.Through its comparative analysis of the reforms implemented by Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam over the last thirty years, the book draws attention t