03202nam 22007214a 450 991078387940332120230616235451.01-134-25358-31-280-25404-197866102540400-203-00203-2(CKB)1000000000251544(EBL)199906(OCoLC)475908070(SSID)ssj0000193637(PQKBManifestationID)11197139(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000193637(PQKBWorkID)10219524(PQKB)10437504(SSID)ssj0000799778(PQKBManifestationID)12369437(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799778(PQKBWorkID)10764982(PQKB)23397389(MiAaPQ)EBC199906(Au-PeEL)EBL199906(CaPaEBR)ebr10163388(CaONFJC)MIL25404(EXLCZ)99100000000025154420040826d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLiving with transition in Laos[electronic resource] market integration in Southeast Asia /Jonathan RiggLondon ;New York Routledge20051 online resource (241 p.)Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-64976-5 0-415-35564-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [214]-229) and index.Managing and coping with transitions -- New poverty and old poverty : livelihood and transition in Laos -- Subsistence affluence or subsistence struggle? : unpicking tradition and illuminating the past -- Poverty, inequality and exclusion -- The best of intentions : policy-induced poverty -- Not in our hands : market-induced poverty and social differentiation -- Making livelihoods work -- Muddled spaces, juggled lives.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 howRoutledge contemporary Southeast Asia series.Mixed economyLaosSubsistence economyLaosPovertyLaosLaosEconomic conditions21st centuryLaosEconomic policyMixed economySubsistence economyPoverty330.9594Rigg Jonathan1959-130880MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783879403321Living with transition in Laos3797155UNINA