High speed rail could bankrupt Laos, but it’ll keep China happy

Published by: Open Development Laos

Despite impressive economic growth rates over the last decade, a third of Laos’s population still lives below the extreme poverty line of US$1.25 per day. Most of the extreme poor Laos are ethnic minorities living in rural and upland districts, who depend on local ecological resources for cash income and food.

Expanding transport infrastructure can no doubt be very important for effective poverty reduction, however, this article questions the economic and social benefits of two high-speed rail projects in a country like Laos.

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Loại tài liệu	Archived web content
Ngôn ngữ	Tiếng Anh
Chủ đề	Economic policy and administration Foreign investors Infrastructure Rail
Vùng địa lý (phạm vi không gian)	China Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Viet Nam
Bản quyền	Yes
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Tác giả (cá nhân)	Keith Barney
Nơi xuất bản	Melbourne, Australia
Nhà xuất bản	The Conversation
Ngày xuất bản	2014
Các từ khóa	high-speed rail
Ngày đăng tải	tháng 1 3, 2018, 11:51 (UTC)
Ngày chỉnh sửa, cập nhật	tháng 1 22, 2018, 00:43 (UTC)