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| Author: | Gluckman, R. |
| Title: | Land in slow motion |
| Journal: | Asiaweek
1996 : JAN 26, VOL. 22:4, p. 36-41 |
| Index terms: | ECONOMICS LAOS FUTURE |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | After years of seclusion and stagnation, the pace of change in Laos has speeded up to a crawl. but fears of foreign influence continue to slow the flow of investment into this relatively poor, peaceful state. The Lao People's Democratic republic actually started down the road to economic reform in 1986 , before Vietnam. However, the pace of change has been slow under the PDR's perestroika program. in the most laid-back nation in Southeast Asia, the only operating speeds seem to be slow and slower still - which is why foreign investors like to joke that the PDR really stands for "Please Don't rush". |
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