Richard A Crooker
Biographic Data
| ID | 1474524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard A Crooker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard A |
| FAMILY NAME | Crooker |
| SIGNATURE | CROOKER R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kutztown University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Life after Opium in the Hills of Thailand
This article uses a case study to describe the human ecological crisis among Thailand's former opium-producing hill-tribe minorities. Development projects in the country's northern highlands replaced opium with alternative cash crops and reduced opium production to a trickle during the final decades of the 20th century. When they were cultivating the illicit drug, Thailand's hill tribes were a focus of strong interest by the international news me…
The Legend of the Golden Boat: Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma
Exploring the Underground Economy: Studies of Illegal and Unreported Activity
Accessibility and illicit drug crop production: Lessons from Northern Thailand
Cannabis in Amsterdam: A Geography of Hashish and Marihuana
Cocaine: White Gold Rush in Peru
Forces of Change in the Thailand Opium Zone
Hill tribes in Thailand illegally grow opium for cash income. Degeneration of physical resources is forcing adoption of alternative crops. Additional economic change is foreseen because recent political pressures to eliminate opium production are causing strict enforcement of the Thai antiopium law. Future production will be limited to small areas near the Burma border. Study of social change is needed to assuage hardships that could result from …
Competition and Conflict Over Land Use Change in the Inner‐city: Institution Versus Community
Forces of Change in the Thailand Opium Zone
Hill tribes in Thailand illegally grow opium for cash income. Degeneration of physical resources is forcing adoption of alternative crops. Additional economic change is foreseen because recent political pressures to eliminate opium production are causing strict enforcement of the Thai antiopium law. Future production will be limited to small areas near the Burma border. Study of social change is needed to assuage hardships that could result from …
The Legend of the Golden Boat: Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma
Cannabis in Amsterdam: A Geography of Hashish and Marihuana
Competition and Conflict Over Land Use Change in the Inner‐city: Institution Versus Community
Competition and Conflict Over Land Use Change in the Inner‐city: Institution Versus Community
Forces of Change in the Thailand Opium Zone
Hill tribes in Thailand illegally grow opium for cash income. Degeneration of physical resources is forcing adoption of alternative crops. Additional economic change is foreseen because recent political pressures to eliminate opium production are causing strict enforcement of the Thai antiopium law. Future production will be limited to small areas near the Burma border. Study of social change is needed to assuage hardships that could result from …
Cocaine: White Gold Rush in Peru
Accessibility and illicit drug crop production: Lessons from Northern Thailand
Cannabis in Amsterdam: A Geography of Hashish and Marihuana
Exploring the Underground Economy: Studies of Illegal and Unreported Activity
The Legend of the Golden Boat: Regulation, Trade and Traders in the Borderlands of Laos, Thailand, China and Burma
Life after Opium in the Hills of Thailand
This article uses a case study to describe the human ecological crisis among Thailand's former opium-producing hill-tribe minorities. Development projects in the country's northern highlands replaced opium with alternative cash crops and reduced opium production to a trickle during the final decades of the 20th century. When they were cultivating the illicit drug, Thailand's hill tribes were a focus of strong interest by the international news me…
Geography (6 works) · History (6 works) · History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Economy (3 works) · Opium (3 works) · Political science (3 works)