Frontier capitalism and the expansion of rubber plantations in southern Laos

Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 463-477

  Laungaramsri, Pinkaew ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CAPITALISM; INVESTMENT; MARKET TRANSITION; PLANTATION; RUBBER;

LAOS;

EID: 84865627238     PISSN: 00224634     EISSN: 14740680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022463412000343     Document Type: Article

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