Lao PDR: The politics of stability in turbulent times
Sims, Kearrin (2024) Lao PDR: The politics of stability in turbulent times. In: Facal, Gabriel, de Micheaux, Elsa Lafaye, and Norén-Nilsson, Astrid, (eds.) Palgrave Handbook of Political Norms in Southeast Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore, pp. 209-226.
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Abstract
The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) has governed Laos without political opposition since 1975. During this period, the maintenance of peace and stability has been the primary foundation on which the LPRP has staked its legitimacy. Two central forces underpin the LPRP's model for stability in Laos. First is the maintenance of strong economic growth. Second is the use of state violence and oppression to prevent the formation of political opposition. In 2021/2022 Laos' strong track record of economic growth ground to a halt. This chapter considers whether the LPRP can continue to maintain its long-held balancing of growth, oppression, and stability, during these turbulent times. It argues that the ongoing maintenance of stability in Laos would benefit from a shift in existing developmentalist norms away from debt-inducing growth-centrism towards more equitable and sustainable agendas.
| Item ID: | 87258 |
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter (Research - B1) |
| ISBN: | 9789819996551 |
| Keywords: | Debt, Development, Economic growth, Human rights, Laos, Stability |
| Copyright Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if you modified the licensed material. You do not have permission under this license to share adapted material derived from this chapter or parts of it. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2025 07:18 |
| FoR Codes: | 44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4408 Political science > 440807 Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 23 LAW, POLITICS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES > 2302 Government and politics > 230203 Political systems @ 100% |
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