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A particular place? Laos and its incorporation into the development mainstream

Rigg, J.

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J. Rigg



Abstract

Laos is a poor country in the world’s most economically vibrant region. I provide a historically embedded interpretation of Laos’ contemporary economic geography through three lenses: dualism, spatiality, and scale. I propose that, while the patterns of change in the country are familiar, the meaning of those patterns is linked to a series of spatial associations, scalar disjunctures, historical contingencies, and cultural incongruities which are place based and country or region specific. I draw a distinction between national and transnational governmentalities on the one hand, and ‘village governmentalities’ on the other hand, offering these as alternative, but not mutually exclusive, ways of viewing and interpreting Laos’ economic geography.

Citation

Rigg, J. (2009). A particular place? Laos and its incorporation into the development mainstream. Environment and Planning A, 41(3), 703-721. https://doi.org/10.1068/a40260

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2009
Deposit Date Mar 6, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Environment and Planning A
Print ISSN 0308-518X
Electronic ISSN 1472-3409
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 41
Issue 3
Pages 703-721
DOI https://doi.org/10.1068/a40260

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Rigg, J. (2009). The definitive peer-reviewed and edited version of this article is published in Environment and planning A., 41 (3). pp. 703-721, 2009 [10.1068/a40260].





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