Informal and Illegal Movement in the Upper Greater Mekong Subregion : Costs and Benefits of Informal Networks for Goods and People

• Main Author: Lynn Thiesmeyer (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Institut de recherche sur l'Asie du Sud-Est contemporaine 2010
• Subjects: goodsnetworks; golden triangle; borders; Upper Greater Mekong Subregion; smuggling; informal trade; economy; underground economy; Vietnam; parallel economy; trafic; trafficking
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Myanmar, the second biggest country in terms of area in mainland South East Asia, borders five neighboring countries: China, Thailand, India, Bangladesh, and Lao PDR. Myanmar's longest borders are with China (approximately 1,357 miles) and Thailand (approximately 1,314 miles), and it shares coa...