Social Hierarchy and the Inequalities of Access: Evidence from Rural Southern Laos

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 276-297

  Chareunsy, Andrea K ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asian Development Bank; inequality; Laos; marginalisation; marketisation; poverty; roads; Social hierarchy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859816583     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2012.668352     Document Type: Article

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