The post-opium scenario and rubber in northern Laos: Alternative Western and Chinese models of development

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 424-430

  Cohen, Paul T ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative development; China; Laos; Opium; Rubber; War on Drugs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; INVESTMENT; LAOS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGRICULTURE; CHINA; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAOS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; OPIUM; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; RUBBER; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WESTERN WORLD;

EID: 67651015462     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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