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020			_a9781858987477
082			_a338.9594 _bBOU
100			_aBourdet, Yves
245		0	_aThe Economics of Transition in Laos / _cBourdet, Yves
260			_bEdward Elgar Publishing, _c2000
300			_a200 pages
520			_aSince 1986 Laos has been engaged in radical reform designed to transform its repressed socialist economy into a market economy open to international trade and investment. The Economics of Transition in Laos analyses the successes and failures of economic transition in the context of the institutional and political constraints faced by the reform process. It focuses on the change from a socialist economic system to a market-orientated system, and the transfer from subsistence to market agriculture. Special attention is given to the integration of Laos into the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The author shows that this integration into ASEAN is likely to be an important determining factor in the transformation of Laos into a successful market economy. This authoritative book, the first of its kind, will prove essential reading to social scientists concerned with Southeast Asia, transition or development issues, and to all those interested in contemporary Indochina.
650			_aBusiness & Economics
942			_cENGLISH
999			_c616787 _d616787