Upland Geopolitics : Postwar Laos and the Global Land Rush /

Upland Geopolitics : Postwar Laos and the Global Land Rush /

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"In the twenty-first century, transnational land deals in the Global South have become increasingly prevalent and controversial. Widely seen as a new global land grab, transnational access to arable land in impoverished "land-rich" countries in Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, and S...

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Main Author: Dwyer, Michael B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
HISTORY / Asia / Southeast Asia
Rural development.
Land use, Rural > Government policy.
Land tenure.
Investments, Foreign.
International economic relations.
Economic development.
Rural development > Laos.
Economic development > Laos.
Investments, Foreign > Laos.
Rubber industry and trade > Laos > Foreign ownership.
Rubber plantations > Political aspects > Laos.
Land tenure > Laos.
Uplands > Economic aspects > Laos.
Land use, Rural > Government policy > Laos.
Laos.
China.
China > Foreign economic relations > Laos.
Laos > Foreign economic relations > China.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Governing the Global Land Rush
  • Where the Rubber Meets the Road : Uneven Enclosure in Northwestern Laos
  • A Real Country? De-Nationalizing the Lao Uplands, 1955-1975
  • The Geography of Security : Population Management Work, 1975-2000
  • Micro-Geopolitics : Turning Battlefields into Marketplaces, 2000-2018
  • Paper Landscapes : State Formation and Spatial Legibility in Postwar Laos
  • Conclusion : The Politics of Spatial Transparency.

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