Money, Morals, and Markets

Evolving Rural Labour Markets in Thailand and the Lao PDR

Bibliographic Data

ID4959950
AuthorsJonathan Riggs (0000-0002-6563-4640, Durham University, corresponding author), Bounthong Bouahom (Forestry Research Institute, corresponding author), Linkham Douangsavanh (Forestry Research Institute, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume36
Issue6
Pages983-998
Publication date2004-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEnvironment and Planning A Economy and Space (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0308-518X • E-ISSN: 1472-3409
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1068/a36133
OpenAlexW2005677506
LanguageEN
Citations received13

The analysis and discussion of local labour markets as social outcomes of local structures and processes are now well established in the literature. However, much of the work has focused on the rich world and/or on modern activities. This paper examines how traditional labour regimes in rural areas of two poor(er) countries, Thailand and the Lao PDR, are changing as their respective local and nonlocal economies evolve. The paper highlights the importance of a historical perspective in any interpretation of the present and considers the remnant role of the ‘moral’ economy in structuring labour relations. Consideration is also given to the complex ways in which the modern and the traditional interrelate and the role of cultural change in profoundly reworking local labour practices. Building on this, the paper addresses the degree to which the ‘social’ in labour markets is being fundamentally reworked as transition proceeds

Economic system · Economics · Economy · Market economy · Moral economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Structuring · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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