Laos’s economic needs will stymie push to curb graft

2019; Emerald Publishing Limited; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1108/oxan-db241107

ISSN

2633-304X

Tópico(s)

Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

Resumo

Subject Laos's infrastructure and anti-corruption drives. Significance Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith is aiming to tackle rising public debt and corruption. The ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) last year suspended approval of new hydroelectric projects following the collapse of a dam in the Mekong river basin, but the country is committed to developing hydropower. Impacts The four-country Mekong River Commission will have limited influence over Lao hydropower policy. Anti-corruption efforts will not result in political challenges to the LPRP. The government will aim to persuade international organisations active in Laos of its new openness.

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