Concessions and Leases in the Lao PDR
Concessions and Leases in the Lao PDR
Concessions and Leases in the Lao PDR
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This publication provides <strong>the</strong> first national overview of l<strong>and</strong> concessions <strong>and</strong> leases <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Lao</strong> <strong>PDR</strong>. It was <strong>in</strong>itiated <strong>in</strong> response to <strong>the</strong> rapid expansion of l<strong>and</strong> deals <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
correspond<strong>in</strong>g dem<strong>and</strong> for a data-driven assessment on a national scale. The analysis<br />
is based on a government database on l<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestment <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>cludes both statistical<br />
<strong>and</strong> spatially referenced data, <strong>in</strong> comb<strong>in</strong>ation with a range of socioeconomic <strong>and</strong><br />
biophysical variables. This publication gives <strong>in</strong>sight <strong>in</strong>to key issues surround<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />
l<strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>vestment debate, <strong>and</strong> provides a valuable basel<strong>in</strong>e for fur<strong>the</strong>r research <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong>formed, evidence-based policy mak<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Swiss Agency for Development<br />
<strong>and</strong> Cooperation (SDC)<br />
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)<br />
<strong>Concessions</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Leases</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Lao</strong> <strong>PDR</strong><br />
Tak<strong>in</strong>g Stock of L<strong>and</strong> Investments - 2012<br />
Geographica Bernensia<br />
ISBN: 978-3-905835-33-5
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