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



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Autore: Rigg Jonathan <1959, > Visualizza persona
Titolo: Southeast Asia : the human landscape of modernization and development / / Jonathan Rigg Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
Edizione: 2nd ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
Disciplina: 959
Soggetto topico: Human geography - Southeast Asia
Soggetto geografico: Southeast Asia Geography
Southeast Asia Economic conditions
Classificazione: 83.30
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 rura
Titolo autorizzato: Southeast Asia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-134-51950-8
0-203-64724-6
1-134-51951-6
1-280-06920-1
0-415-25639-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910777431003321
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