The experimental governing of mobility and trade on the China-Laos frontier: The Tai Lue case

Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-39

  Diana, Antonella ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corporate accumulation; Economic regionalization; Experimentation under hierarchy; Graduated mobility; Greater Mekong Subregion; Trans border trade

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; FRONTIER REGION; MOBILITY; REGIONAL TRADE; REGIONALIZATION; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

CHINA; LAOS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84874917048     PISSN: 01297619     EISSN: 14679493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjtg.12011     Document Type: Article

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