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Land Concessions and Postwar Conflict in Laos.

Authors :
Baird, Ian G.
Source :
Current History; Sep2023, Vol. 122 Issue 845, p230-234, 5p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Although it is commonly thought that the war in Laos ended in 1975 when the communist Pathet Lao took over the country, in fact the takeover stirred up considerable military and political opposition, leading to civil war. For a variety of reasons, the conflict diminished in the 1990s and 2000s. The improved security situation allowed the government to adopt a new policy allocating large-scale land concessions for use in developing commercial plantations. These concessions inflicted social and environmental violence on the people who lost their land. These two types of violence in Laos, war and dispossession, are linked more closely than is generally recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00113530
Volume :
122
Issue :
845
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Current History
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
170065104
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1525/curh.2023.122.845.230