The legend of the golden boat : regulation, trade and traders in the borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma / Andrew Walker
Imprint
Richmond, Surrey : Curzon, c1999
Descript
xviii, 232 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Regimes of regulation: 1800-1988 -- North-western Laos and the economic quadrangle -- Borders, frontier communities and the state: cross-river boat operators in Chiang Khong -- Restricted access: carrying cargo in the borderlands -- Women, space and history: long-distance trade -- Entrepreneurs, bureaucrats and the army: sawmills and the timber trade