{"product_id":"cashing-in-across-the-golden-thein-swe-9786169005346","title":"Cashing in Across the Golden Triangle: Thailand's Northern Border Trade with China, Laos, and Myanmar","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistorically, the Golden Triangle on the Mekong River has been a strategic yet largely impoverished crossroads between Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, and southern China. In the latter half of the 20th century, it was known as one of the world's key opium-producing regions. The new transnational \"economic corridors\" connecting northern Thailand and southwestern China via key border towns in Myanmar and Laos have greatly increased the volume of trade and transshipment in the region. Logistical improvements via the highways and ports have transformed entire towns and districts in Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand, bringing with them an influx of Chinese investment and tourism, and other population movements.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe transformation of the economy of the Golden Triangle is ongoing and relatively uncharted. There is evidence of unequal benefits to the countries involved. Combining official data, observations, and interviews with a wide range of participants in this new border economy, this book provides an important and unique perspective on the impact of the new economic linkages in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thein Swe, Paul Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 6169005343\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9786169005346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mekong Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Thein Swe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126067228927,"sku":"9786169005346","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94f65f09-4525-44ae-94b9-0d8b27184d25.jpg?v=1687446100","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cashing-in-across-the-golden-thein-swe-9786169005346","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}