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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777431003321

Autore

Rigg Jonathan <1959, >

Titolo

Southeast Asia : the human landscape of modernization and development / / Jonathan Rigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-51950-8

0-203-64724-6

1-134-51951-6

1-280-06920-1

0-415-25639-9

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (409 p.)

Classificazione

83.30

Disciplina

959

Soggetti

Human geography - Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Geography

Southeast Asia Economic conditions

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgements; A note on the text; Glossary and list of abbreviations; Map of Southeast Asia; CHASING AFTER THE WIND: OF MIRACLES AND MIRAGES; THINKING ALTERNATIVELY ABOUT DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA; THE GEOGRAPHY OF EXCLUSION: THE VIEW FROM ABOVE; THE EXPERIENCE OF EXCLUSION; NEW RURAL WORLDS: MORE THAN THE SOIL; THE FACTORY WORLD; RURAL  URBAN INTERACTIONS; CHASING THE WIND; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

<P>The growth economies of Southeast Asia are presented by the World Bank and others as exemplars of development - 'miracle' economies to be emulated. How did the region attain such status? Are the 'other' countries of Southeast Asia able to achieve such a rapid growth?</P><P>This book charts the development of Southeast Asia, examining the economies of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Burma alongside the established Asian market economies. Drawing on case studies from across the region, the author assesses poverty and ways in which the poor are identified and viewed. Process and change in the



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