The Lao People's Democratic Republic
The Lao People's Democratic Republic

Author: Mr.Ichiro Otani

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1996-05-28

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 9781557755605

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Faced with a steadily worsening economy, the government of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic took its first steps toward reforming its centrally planned economy in December 1979. The reform process gathered momentum with the introduction of the New Economic Mechanism in 1985, as the authorities began a series of far-reaching policy reforms in virtually all economic areas. This paper provides a much-needed overview of the Lao P.D.R.'s experience with systemic transformation and macroeconomic adjustments in recent years and highlights challenges that the country is likely to face in the coming years.

Vientiane
Vientiane

Author: Marc Askew

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-12-07

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1134323654

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This book is a rich exploration of the country's political, social and cultural history and geo-political development from its creation to the present day.

Changing Lives in Laos
Changing Lives in Laos

Author: Vanina Bouté

Publisher: NUS Press

Published: 2017-04-21

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 981472226X

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Changes in the character of the political regime in Laos after 2000, a massive influx of foreign investment, and disruptions to rural life arising from improved communications and new forms of mobility within and across the borders have produced a major transformation. Alongside these changes, a group of young scholars carried out studies that document the rise of a new social, cultural and economic order. The contributions to this volume draw on original fieldwork materials and unpublished sources, and provide fresh analyses of topics ranging from the structures of power to the politics of territoriality and new forms of sociability in emerging urban spaces.

The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance
The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance

Author: Grant Evans

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 1998-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780824820541

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Communist revolutions in this century have suppressed existing ritual and symbolic structures and invented new ones. Armed with new flags, new national celebrations, or new school textbooks, they have attempted to reconstruct social memory. This fascinating work of political anthropology examines the case of Laos from the heady days of the 1975 revolution to the more sober "post-socialist" present. Grant Evans traces the attempt at ritual and symbolic change in Laos, and the recent reemergence of older and deeper cultural structures, while identifying what has perhaps been irretrievably lost. In this challenging study of the cultural consequences of failed total revolution, Evans reaches some striking conclusions concerning the nature of social memory, cultural possibilities foregone, and the need for cultural continuity.

Laos
Laos

Author: Martin Stuart-Fox

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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General study of politics, the economy and society in the Lao PDR - reports on history, the influence of Buddhism, colonialism, and political developments up to the advent of the communist government; examines the social structure, ethnic groups, and socialist-based social change; analyses the political system, economic system (incl. The agricultural sector), and standard of living, defence policy, educational policy, social policy, cultural policy, foreign policy, etc. Bibliography, diagrams, map, statistical tables.

Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Published: 2004-12-08

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9781451822458

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This paper on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) explains macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. The Lao PDR's long-term national development goal is to be achieved through sustained equitable economic growth and social development, while safeguarding the country's social, cultural, economic, and political identity. The government's sustained effort to eradicate poverty will become a mass mobilization exercise, empowering local communities and providing a coherent framework for mutually supportive actions by all stakeholders.