The “seminar” in progress. Kaysone Memorial Cave Office, Vieng Say
On my way here, during the flight from Bangkok to Vientiane, I was seated next to a friendly couple from Portland, Oregon. We chatted in Lao: both were born in Vientiane, and moved to the US as refugees when they were still children. [...]
Seminar: tool of oppression or reunification?
December 13th, 2006 by Holly High, Guest Contributor · 5 Comments
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Poverty, inequality and national unity
December 13th, 2006 by Andrew Walker · Add a Comment
Recently there has been some interesting discussion on New Mandala about the impacts of the Thaksin government on poverty alleviation. One interesting figure to emerge from the discussion is the World Bank’s finding that poverty in Thailand declined significantly during the tenure of the Thaksin government. The November 2006 Economic Monitor states:
Cross country comparisons from [...]