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Textile economy in Laos. From the household to the world

par Vallard, Annabel
Editeur scientifique Bouté, Vanina;Pholsena, Vatthana
Référence Contemporary Laos, NUS Press, Singapore
Publication A Paraître, s.d.

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Résumé :

In the Lao P.D.R., weaving and its products have recently undergone considerable transformations. These changes are in particular linked to the return to a market economy and the emergence since the 1990s of new sites of textile production, namely private workshops that bear innovative marketing strategies, which are referred to as discourses on ‘culture’ and ‘tradition’ intended for the world market. The capital, Vientiane, where the economic reform has made its clearest impact, is the center of this fundamental commercial textile revolution. This chapter presents the multiple processes that underline these changes in relation notably to the emergence of new actors, new products, new practices and new market opportunities. From domestic to global textiles worlds, it takes handicraft as an example to understand phenomena that go far beyond it and highlights some socio-economic aspects of contemporary Laos.