Developing Agriculture and Tourism for Inclusive Growth in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Author Profiles -- Executive Summary -- Abbreviations -- 1. Ensuring Inclusive Growth in Navigating Growth in the Lao PDR -- Introduction -- Three Decades of Economic Growth and Structural Change in the Lao PDR -- Sectoral Competitiveness in a Resource-Rich Developing Economy -- Growth in Agriculture and Tourism: Potential Linkages -- The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Agriculture and Tourism Sectors -- Overview of the Report -- 2. Agriculture's Contribution to Inclusive Growth in the Lao PDR -- Agriculture as a Driver of Inclusive Growth -- Relevant Agricultural Policies and Strategies that Shaped the Sector -- Agricultural Systems and Land Farmholdings -- Stature, Achievements, and Key Challenges in Agricultural Production in the Lao PDR -- Linkages between the Agriculture and Tourism Sectors in the Lao PDR -- Conclusion -- 3. Navigating Growth in Lao PDR Tourism -- Global Tourism Context -- Tourism in Southeast Asia -- Tourism in the Lao PDR -- Conclusion -- 4. Exploring Linkages between Tourism and Agriculture in the Lao PDR -- Introduction -- Tourism Clusters in the Lao PDR -- ADB Tourism Enterprise Surveys (2019 and 2020): Survey Design -- Conclusion -- 5. Fostering Inclusive Growth in the Lao PDR: The Roles of Tourism and Agriculture -- References.