| name/title | author(s) | size/files | pub. year |
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Why Are Ethnic Minorities Poor? |
World Bank Group |
6.04MB |
2017 |
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Where is the Poverty Environment Nexus? Evidence from Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Vietnam |
Susmita Dasgupta, Uwe Deichmann, Craig Meisner, David Wheeler (World Bank) |
769.91KB |
2005 |
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WHERE ARE THE POOR? |
Harold Coulombe & Obert Pimhidzai (World Bank), Michael Epprecht (Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)), Vilaysouk Sisoulath (Research and Analysis Division, Social Statistics Department, LSB) |
5.82MB |
2016 |
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What Does Recent Evidence Tell Us About Poverty in Lao PDR? |
Obert Pimhidzai (World Bank) |
265.37KB |
2014 |
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Wealth, Livelihood Transitions and Poverty in Northern Lao, PDR. Why Targeted Development Interventions Are Needed |
Douglas White, Michael Hauser, Kendra Leek |
95.21KB |
2007 |
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Watermelons, bars and trucks: dangerous intersections in Northwest Lao PDR |
Houmphanh Rattanavong (Lao Institute for Cultural Research), Chris Lyttleton (Macquarie University) |
3.48MB |
2004 |
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Village social safety net through livestock banks |
Boris Frangi (CARE International in the Lao PDR) |
1.18MB |
2010 |
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Vietnam rubber giant to address issues raised by displaced communities |
Times Reporters (Vientiane Times) |
396.44KB |
2014 |
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Vientiane: poor but different |
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore |
2.41MB |
2012 |
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Value chain development in the context of the Lao PDR: Lessons learnt and recommendations for future support. (Lao language) |
SADU-CIAT |
2.72MB |
2012 |
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Value chain development in the context of the Lao PDR: Lessons learnt and recommendations for future support. |
SADU (SADU - CIAT) |
1.49MB |
2012 |
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Urban green growth and importance to cities in Asia |
vishanthini kanasan |
58.69KB |
2021 |
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Two Decades of Declining Poverty Despite Rising Inequality in Laos |
Peter Warr, Sitthiroth Rasphone, Jayant Menon |
582.11KB |
2015 |
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Trends in socioeconomic dimensions of rural development |
Michael Epprecht, David Stöckli, Franka Kling (CDE of the University of Bern) |
1.37MB |
2022 |
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Towards a Spatial Understanding of TradeOffs in Sustainable Development: A MesoScale Analysis of the Nexus between Land Use, Poverty, and Environment in the Lao PDR |
Peter Messerli, Christoph Bader, and Andreas Heinimann, Cornelia Hett and Michael Epprecht, Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Switzerland, Institute of Geography, University of Bern, Switzerland, Centre for Development and Environment, Lao country office |
1021.57KB |
2015 |
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The World Bank, Hydropower-based Poverty Alleviation and Indigenous Peoples: On-the-Ground Realities in the Xe Bang Fai River Basin of Laos |
Ian G. Baird (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Kanokwan Manorom (Ubon Ratchathani University), Bruce Shoemaker (Independent) |
566.96KB |
2017 |
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The Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
The United Nations in Lao PDR |
3.25MB |
2015 |
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The Role of High-Value Agriculture in Capability Expansion: Qualitative Insights into Smallholder Cash Crop Production in Nepal, Laos and Rwanda |
Ildephonse Musafili (Egerton University), Sabin Bieri (University of Bern), Michèle Amacker (University of Bern), Sushant Acharya (Kathmandu University), Patrick Illien (University of Bern; ETH Zurich), Marie-Luise Matthys (University of Bern), Outhoumphone Sanesathid (Shaanxi University of Science and Technology) |
1.06MB |
2024 |
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The road to nowhere? Poverty and policy in the south of Laos |
Holly High |
6.87MB |
2009 |
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The Politics of Poverty: State, citizens, and the non-provision of services in rural Laos |
Holly High |
556.30KB |
2006 |
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The persistence of swidden cultivation and upland autonomy in Laos |
Lamphay Inthakoun (The University of Melbourne), Miles Kenney-Lazar (The University of Melbourne) |
737.65KB |
2025 |
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THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES REPORT 2015 Transforming Rural Economies |
United Nations |
4.15MB |
2015 |
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The geography of poverty and inequality in the Lao PDR |
M. Epprecht; N. Minot; R. Dewina (International Food Policy Research Institute) |
11.95MB |
2009 |
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Sustainable Social Development in a Period of Rapid Globalization: |
ESCAP |
1.50MB |
2002 |
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Southeast Asia: The human landscape of modernization and development |
Jonathan Rigg |
15.86MB |
1997 |
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Service Delivery and Resettlement: Options for Development Planning |
Houmphanh Rattanavong (UNDP/ECHO), Charles Alton (UNDP/ECHO) |
3.23MB |
2004 |
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Rural Poverty Reduction by China’s Agricultural Investment in Northern Lao PDR |
Yan Jin (Yunnan Agricultural University), Yan Zeng (Yunnan Agricultural University), Lu Feng (Yunnan Agricultural University) |
1.16MB |
2020 |
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REVIEW OF PLANS AND POLICIES CONCERNING FORESTRY AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LAOS, VIETNAM AND CAMBODIA |
Adrian Whiteman |
233.71KB |
2004 |
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Revealing the hidden effects of land grabbing through better understanding of farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss |
Touleelor Sotoukeea (IWMI), Oulavanh Keovilignavong (IWMI), Diana Suhardiman (IWMI) |
340.95KB |
2015 |
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Resource Development and the Perpetuation of Poverty in Rural Laos |
Yayoi Fujita Lagerqvist, Laura Woollacott, Avakat Phasouysaingam, Southida Souliyavong |
210.87KB |
2014 |
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Resource Development and the Perpetuation of Poverty in Rural Laos |
Avakat Phasouysaingam (National University of Laos), Laura Woollacott (University of Sydney), Yayoi Fujita Lagerqvist (University of Sydney), Southida Souliyavong (Ministyr of Agriculture and Forestry) |
210.87KB |
2014 |
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Resolution of the National Assemby on the Adoption of the National Agenda on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication |
National Assembly |
835.38KB |
2026 |
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Resettlement in Laos (report) |
Paul Cunnington (EU, SOGES) |
1.18MB |
2011 |
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Resettlement implementation management caused by hydropower development: A case study of Nam Ngum2 hydropower project in Laos |
Shi Guoqing (Hohai University, China), Saychai Syladeth |
703.25KB |
2016 |
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Remote Villages in the North of Lao PDR - a profile |
Juergen Piechotta (RDMA Programme of GTZ Laos) |
1.71MB |
2009 |
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Reaching the Cities: New Forms of Network and Social Differentiation in Northern Laos |
Vanina Bouté (EHESS) |
305.34KB |
2017 |
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Provincial Poverty Dynamics in Lao PDR: A Case Study of Savannakhet |
Anouxay Phommalath, Edo Andriesse |
707.11KB |
2012 |
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Poverty Report for the Lao Consumption and Expenditure Survey 2012–2013 |
Lao Statistics Bureau, AusAID, THE WORLD BANK |
2.50MB |
2014 |
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Poverty Reduction and Shifting Cultivation Stabilisation in the Uplands of Lao PDR: Technologies, Approaches and Methods for Improving Upland Livelihoods |
Lao-Swedish Agriculture and Forestry Research Programme, John Raintree, David E Thomas, Charles Alton, Olivier Ducourtieux, Leik Boonwaat, Laurent Romagny, Anonth Khamhung |
9.44MB |
2004 |
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Poverty in Lao PDR |
Social Development Alliance Association (SODA) |
3.83MB |
2015 |
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Poverty and Agrarian-Forest Interactions in Thailand |
Robert Fisher (University of Sydney), Philip Hirsch (University of Sydney) |
93.35KB |
2008 |
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Positioning Study of the Bamboo Value Chain in Sangthong District |
Souvanhpheng Phommasane, Joost Foppes, Phongxiong Wanneng, Saysamone Sirithirath (SNV) |
602.38KB |
2007 |
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Policymaking in transitional economies: poverty reduction and health care in Cambodia and Laos |
Kristina Jönsson |
206.84KB |
2008 |
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Policies and Practices on Poverty Eradication in Lao PDR |
Thiphasone Soukhathammavong (National Committee for Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (NCRDPE)), Vilaysouk Sisoulath (National Statistic Center), Oungeun Duanmany (NCRDPE) |
2.20MB |
2013 |
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Planned Resettlement, Unexpected Migrations and Cultural Trauma in Laos |
Olivier Evrard (IRD), Yves Goudineau (IRD) |
335.70KB |
2004 |
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People Centered Resilience: Working with vulnerable farmers towards climate change adaptation and food security |
Oxfam UK |
550.50KB |
2009 |
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Participatory Poverty Assessment II |
James Chamberlain (ADB), National Statistics Center |
3.00MB |
2007 |
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NEEDS AND POTENTIAL FOR RURAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN LAO PDR |
Anne Nielsen and Dr Vanhmany Chanhsomphou |
271.59KB |
2006 |
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National Agenda on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication, 2027-2030 |
Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) |
262.97KB |
2026 |
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National Action Plan on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication, 2027-2030 |
Santiphab Phomvihane (Deputy Prime Minister) |
286.49KB |
2026 |
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Meeting Regional and Global Demands for Rubber: A Key to Poverty Alleviation in Lao PDR |
Bansa Thammavong (NAFRI), Linkham Douangsavanh (NAFRI), Andrew Noble (IWMI) |
2.49MB |
2008 |
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Measuring Poverty and Addressing Inequality - A case in Lao PDR |
Syviengxay Oraboune (NERI) |
6.56MB |
2011 |
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Measuring non-monetary poverty in the coffee heartlands of Laos and Rwanda: comparing MPI and EDI frameworks |
Sabin Bieri (CDE, University of Bern), Christoph Bader (CDE, University of Bern), Patrick Illien (CDE of the University of Bern), Eliud Birachi (CIAT), Maliphone Douangphachanh (National University of Laos), Saithong Phommavong (National University of Laos) |
1.19MB |
2022 |
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Map: poverty in Lao PDR 2000 |
WFP |
1.15MB |
2003 |
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Making Markets Work Better for the Poor |
Leeber Leebouapao (National Economic Research Institute (NERI)), ADB |
1.04MB |
2004 |
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Making Market Systems Work Better for the Poor (M4P) |
DFID, ADB |
471.95KB |
2005 |
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Livelihood Impacts of Plantation Forests on Farmers in the Greater Mekong Subregion: A Systematic Review of Plantation Forest Models |
Alexander van der Meer Simo (Australian National University) |
1.05MB |
2020 |
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Livelihood commercialisation and resource use across the border: Explaining environmental income differences in northern Laos and Vietnam |
Joel Persson (University of Copenhagen; University of Bern) |
1.48MB |
2025 |
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Listening to Women Fishers on the Sekong River: Fostering Resilience in Village Fishery Co-Management |
Charlotte Moser |
681.87KB |
2015 |
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Listening to the People’s Voice (retracted) |
Minh H Pham (United Nations), Sombath Somphone (PADETC) |
166.83KB |
2012 |
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Lessons from Lao PDR: thoughts on scaling up pro-poor bamboo value chain interventions |
Martin Greijmans, Sith Soukchaleunphone, Souvanhpheng Phommasane (SNV) |
224.80KB |
2009 |
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Laos in 2024: Settling into Debt Distress |
Keith Barney (The Australian National University) |
131.62KB |
2025 |
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Lao Social Indicator Survey (LSIS) 2011-12 |
Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Health |
6.35MB |
2012 |
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LAO POVERTY POLICY BRIEF |
World Bank Group |
3.91MB |
2017 |
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Lao PDR Poverty Profile 2026 Eng |
Vilaysook Sisoulath (Lao Statistics Bureau), Phetnidda Ouankhamchan (World Bank), Dung Doan (World Bank), Reno Dewina (World Bank), Yating Deng (World Bank), Khamkhounheuan Phimphan (Lao Statistics Bureau) |
3.37MB |
2026 |
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Lao PDR - Explanatory Notes for the 2013 Human Development Report |
UNDP |
270.91KB |
2013 |
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Lao Labor Migration and Remittance |
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Mana Southichack, PhD |
988.89KB |
2014 |
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Lao Farmers' Statement 2012 |
Representatives of Farmers Organisation (Farmers Organisation) |
87.31KB |
2012 |
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Lao Economic Monitor FY15-16 |
World Bank Group |
4.71MB |
2016 |
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Land, Farming, Livelihoods, and Poverty: Rethinking the Links in the Rural South |
Jonathan Rigg (University of Durham, UK) |
469.67KB |
2006 |
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Land reforms and impact on land use in the uplands of Vietnam and Laos: Environmental protection or poverty alleviation? |
Olivier Ducourtieux, Jean-Christophe Castella |
489.20KB |
2006 |
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Land Policy and Farming Practices in Laos |
Olivier Ducourtieux, Jean-Richard Laffort, Silinthone Sacklokham |
733.14KB |
2005 |
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Juth Pakai UNDRA 2006 - NFE, rural roads, poverty reduction |
Malabou Baylatry, Somphavanh Nakhavong, Phisanexay Phouthonsangsavanh |
1.02MB |
2006 |
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Juth Pakai UNDRA 2005 - insurance, school testing, poverty reduction in uplands |
Phengxiong, Matry Senchanthixay, Houmphanh Rattanavong |
1.40MB |
2005 |
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Is economic growth increasing disparities? A multidimensional analysis of poverty in the Lao PDR between 2003 and 2013 |
Christoph Bader, Sabin Bieri & Andreas Heinimann (Universität Bern) |
935.81KB |
2016 |
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Indigenous Peoples’ Issues: Lao PDR |
IFAD |
1.29MB |
2012 |
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Inclusive Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion: An Assessment |
Lao Statistics Bureau, Greater Mekong Subregion Development Analysis Network (GMS-DAN), National Economic Research Institute (NERI) |
2.66MB |
2014 |
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In Laos, Medical Missions on the Mekong River |
J. Fuentecilla |
1.06MB |
2021 |
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Improving Crop Yield (ICY) Project Impact Survey |
Vanthong Phengvichith (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)), Vongpaphane Manivong (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)), Khamphay Manivong (National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute (NAFRI)) |
464.77KB |
2008 |
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Impacts of Land and Forest Policies on the Livelihoods of Ethnic Minorities in Lao PDR |
RRDTC Action Research Unit (Syvay Gervang, Simon Freund) (Rural Research and Development Training Center (RRDTC)) |
1.12MB |
2010 |
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Impact of Rural Development on the Poor Farmers in Uplands of Laos |
Thipphaphone Douangsila, Supaporn Poungchompu |
304.80KB |
2012 |
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Impact of Public Expenditures on Ethnic groups and Women |
Hans-Dieter Bechstedt, Valery Gilbos |
8.34MB |
2007 |
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Impact of Microfinance on Household Welfare: Case Study of a Savings Group in LaoPDR |
Kongpasa Sengsourivong (EBIT Consultancy Company Limited) |
586.42KB |
2006 |
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How are we doing on poverty and hunger reduction? A new measure of country performance |
Ugo Gentilini (WFP), Patrick Webb (Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy) |
314.98KB |
2008 |
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Growth and Poverty Reduction Impacts of Public Investment in Agricultural and rural Areas |
Sam Benin (ReSAKSS) |
335.60KB |
2008 |
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Growing a better future |
Oxfam |
2.02MB |
2012 |
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Gambling on the Future: Casino Enclaves, Development, and Poverty Alleviation in Laos |
Kearrin Sims (James Cook University) |
1.65MB |
2017 |
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From Valleys to Hilltops — 15 Years of Poverty Reduction (Summary Report) |
World Bank |
581.79KB |
2006 |
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From Valleys to Hilltops — 15 Years of Poverty Reduction (Main Report) |
World Bank |
1.74MB |
2006 |
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Forests, Marketization, Livelihoods and the Poor in Lao PDR |
J. D. Rigg |
224.46KB |
2006 |
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Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods in the Lao PDR |
Jonathan Rigg & Bounthong Bouahom |
204.73KB |
2001 |
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Farmers’ strategies in dealing with land loss: Indicators for assessing land governance in Laos? |
Diana Suhardiman (IWMI) |
961.00KB |
2015 |
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Factors and conditions enabling the establishment of a network of village veterinary workers in Laos |
Boris Frangi (CARE International in Lao PDR) |
1.34MB |
2014 |
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Estimations of District Poverty Rates by Small Area Estimation Methodology using LECS3 and Population and Housing Census 2005 |
Epprecht M, Minot N, Dewina R, Messerli P, Heinimann A (Swiss National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) North-South, University of Bern) |
364.11KB |
2008 |
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (ESMF) |
Poverty Reduction Fund (PRF), Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry |
6.43MB |
2019 |
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Emerging Upstream Rubber Value Chains and Changing Smallholder Livelihoods in Central Laos |
Edo Andriesse |
397.54KB |
2014 |
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Dynamics of poverty incidence and sustainable escape of poverty |
Khamphou Phouyyavong (NAFRI), Dr. Bounlert Vannalat and Dr. Alay Phonvisay (NUOL) |
8.29MB |
2019 |
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Drivers of Poverty Reduction in Lao PDR |
World Bank Group, Lao Statistics Bureau, Australian Aid |
2.16MB |
2015 |
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District Vulnerability Analysis 2005 |
WFP |
415.36KB |
2005 |
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Decree PM/060 2007 on the NLBRDPA |
Prime Minister (Prime Minister Office) |
221.61KB |
2007 |
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Decree on Standards for Poverty Reduction and Development |
Government of Lao PDR |
328.14KB |
2012 |
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Country Analysis Report: Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
The United Nations in the Lao PDR |
1.10MB |
2012 |
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Concession or Cooperation? Impacts of Recent Rubber Investment on Land Tenure and Livelihoods |
Mike Dwyer (Energy & Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley), Kaisone Phengsopha (NUOL), Houngphet Chantavong (NUOL), Sithong Thongmanivong (NUOL), Robert Oberndorf (RECOFTC) |
3.00MB |
2009 |
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Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis (CFSVA) |
World Food Programme (WFP) |
1.92MB |
2007 |
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Comparative assessment of resource and market access of the poor in upland zones of the Greater Mekong Region (Part 3 of 3) |
David Thomas et al (World Agroforestry Centre, ICRAF) |
2.24MB |
2008 |
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Comparative assessment of resource and market access of the poor in upland zones of the Greater Mekong Region (Part 2 of 3) |
David Thomas et al (World Agroforestry Centre, ICRAF) |
2.15MB |
2008 |
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Comparative assessment of resource and market access of the poor in upland zones of the Greater Mekong Region (Part 1 of 3) |
David Thomas et al (World Agroforestry Centre, ICRAF) |
2.00MB |
2008 |
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Communication for Empowerment |
UNDP |
2.41MB |
2006 |
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Climate Risks, Regional Integration, and Sustainability in the Mekong Region |
Louis Lebel, Chu Thai Hoanh, Chayanis Kriasudthacheewa, and Rajesh Daniel |
1.87MB |
2014 |
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Chinese Outward FDI in Agriculture and Rural Development: Evidence from Northern Laos |
Phanhpakit ONPHANHDALA, Terukazu SURUGA |
349.79KB |
2013 |
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Challenges and opportunities for sustainable rubber in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
Miles Kenney-Lazar (Kyoto University), Grace Wong (Stockholm Resilience Center) |
295.48KB |
2016 |
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Capitalization of Experiences: Poverty Alleviation in Remote Upland Areas (PARUA) |
Amphone Chanthamith, Michael Jones |
4.68MB |
2015 |
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Can Paper Mulberry Contribute to Building Sustainable Rural Livelihoods in Northern Laos? |
Andreas Neef et. al. |
1.85MB |
2010 |
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Border Development, Resettlement and Adaptation in a Special Economic Zone: A Case Study of Khuan Village, Tonpheung District, Bokeo Province in Lao PDR |
Souksamone Sengchanh |
981.81KB |
2012 |
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Bittersweet fruits of ‘miracle growth’: Identifying poverty and labour dynamics in coffee heartlands |
Sabin Bieri (CDE, University of Bern), Saithong Phommavong (National University of Laos), Maliphone Douangphachanh (National University of Laos), Eliud Birachi (CIAT), Patrick Illien (CDE, University of Bern) |
756.33KB |
2023 |
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Bamboo Traders Association contributes to poverty reduction in Sangthong district, Lao PDR |
Souvanhpheng Phommasane (SNV) |
172.53KB |
2010 |
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At the Crossroads: Poverty, Gender and Ethnicity Issues in the Northern Uplands of the Lao PDR |
Ny Luangkhat, Rita Gebert |
3.46MB |
2009 |
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ASEAN Resource Sector Investment and Its Implications for Rural Poverty and Environment in Laos |
Oulavanh Keovilignavong, Philip Hirsch |
1.40MB |
2012 |
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An Introduction to Real-World Extension |
Andrew Bartlett |
1.47MB |
2010 |
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An Agent-based model of agricultural innovation, land cover change and household inequality: the transition from swidden cultivation to rubber plantations in Lao PDR |
Tom Evan, Khamla Phanvilay, Jefferson Fox, John Vogler (Indiana University, National University of Laos, East West Center) |
2.52MB |
2011 |
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Aiding or Abetting? Internal Resettlement and International Aid Agencies in the Lao PDR |
Ian G. Baird (Probe International), Bruce Shoemaker |
336.79KB |
2005 |
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Agrarian Transition in Lowland Southern Laos: Implications for Rural Livelihoods |
Vongpaphane Manivong |
9.69MB |
2014 |
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A Note on Forest Land Concessions, Social Conflicts, and Poverty in the Mekong Region |
Keith Barney |
55.69KB |
2007 |
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‘Voluntary’ Migration in Lao People’s Democratic Republic |
Kate Bird (Overseas Development Institute (ODI)) |
321.43KB |
2009 |