Martin Stuart–Fox authored an analysis of Laos based on extensive field trips and interviews with officials. The work covers the political history, social structure, and economic system of Laos since the Communist victories in April 1975. It argues Vietnamese involvement is the most salient feature of the Lao revolution.
Use Cases
- Study political system evolution based on coverage of the Lao state's political history
- Analyze economic development based on discussion of Vietnam's aid programme
- Model foreign policy alignment based on the described close link with Vietnamese interests
- Assess social structure changes based on the analysis of Lao society
Strengths
- Analysis is based on extensive field trips and interviews with government and party officials
- Work covers multiple systems including political, social, and economic
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to paperswithcode
Provenance
- Source
- Martin Stuart–Fox
- Collection Method
- Based on extensive field trips and interviews
- Time Range
- Since April 1975
- Geography
- Laos