"Originally published in French by IRASEC in 2004 as Le Laos au XXI siècle: les défis de l'intégration régionale"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-206) and index.
Contents:
Geopolitics of a buffer state: from the pre-colonial period to the Cold War -- A regional positioning: integration into ASEAN -- Bilateral relations with Vietnam and Thailand -- The realities of a less developed state -- Laos-logistics platform for the Mekong region? -- The myth of isolation: old and new cross-border phenomena -- Society and culture: continuities and changes.
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