Trade liberalization, economic reform and poverty reduction in Lao PDR

Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-226

  Fane, George ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Laos; Poverty; Trade liberalization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC REFORM; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LIBERALIZATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAOS; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33744998167     PISSN: 13547860     EISSN: 14699648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547860600591234     Document Type: Article

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