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<ref name=cs>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/latoc.html ''A country study: Laos''] (Andrea Matles Savada, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (July 1994). {{PD-notice}}</ref>

intro

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   *  Laos
   * Foreword
   * Acknowledgments
   * Preface
   * Table A. Chronology of Important Events
   * Country Profile
         o Geography
         o Society
         o Economy
         o Transportation and Communications
         o Government and Politics
         o National Security 
   * Introduction 

Chapter 1 - Historical Setting (Arthur J. Dommen)

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         o Early History
               + Power Centers in the Middle Mekong Valley
               + Mongol Influence
               + The Founding of Lan Xang
               + The Division of Lan Xang 
         o Developments in the 19th Century
               + The Hold of Siam
               + The Eviction of Siam
               + Laos Under the French 
         o World War II and After
               + The French Protectorate and Direct Administration
               + Nationalist Stirrings
               + Events in 1945
               + The Lao Issara Government
               + A Confusing Situation 
         o The Coming of Independence
               + The Kingdom of Laos
               + The Pathet Lao 
         o Toward Neutrality: The First Coalition
               + Initial Difficulties
               + Renewed Negotiations
               + A Fragile Unity
               + The 1958 Elections
               + North Vietnamese Invasion
               + The Army Enters Politics 
         o The Attempt to Restore Neutrality
               + A Deepening Split
               + The Battle of Vientiane
               + The Widening War 
         o International Pressure and the Advent of the Second Coalition
               + Expansion of Pathet Lao Influence
               + Protracted Diplomacy
               + Renewed Strains
               + The "Secret War" 
         o The Third Coalition and the Lao People's Democratic Republic
               + The Vientiane Agreement
               + The Origins of the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Question
               + Formation of the Third Coalition
               + The Communist Seizure of Power
               + Establishment of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
               + "Seminar Camps" and the Death of King Savang Vatthana
               + Postwar Relations with the United States
               + Developments in the Lao People's Democratic Republic 

Chapter 2 - The Society and Its Environment (W. Randall Ireson)

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         o The Physical Environment
               + Topography
               + Climate
               + Transportation Routes
               + Natural Resources 
         o Population
               + Ethnic Diversity
               + The Refugee Population
               + Rural-Urban Distribution 
         o Rural Life in Laotian society
         o Urban Society in Laotian society
         o Religion
               + Buddhism
               + Animism in Animism in Laos
         o Education in Education in Laos
         o Health and Welfare
               + Public Health in Health in Laos
               + Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in Health in Laos
               + Health Infrastructure in Health in Laos
               + Social Welfare 
         o Future Trends

Chapter 3 - The Economy (Susannah Hopkins)

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<ref name=cs>Hopkins, Susannah. "". [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/latoc.html ''A country study: Laos''] (Andrea Matles Savada, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (July 1994). {{PD-notice}}</ref>

         o Agriculture and Forestry
               + Agriculture in the Economic System
               + Crops and Farming Systems
                     # Rice
                     # Other Crops
                     # Livestock 
               + Fishing in Fishing in Laos
               + Forestry
               + Agricultural Policy
               + Environmental Problems and Policy 
         o Industry and Services
               + Industrial Output and Employment
                     # Manufacturing
                     # Energy
                     # Mining
                     # Construction 
               + Services
                     # Wholesale and Retail Trade
                     # Tourism 
               + Industrial Policy 
         o Transportation and Telecommunications
               + Roads
               + Motor Vehicles
               + Inland Waterways
               + Civil Aviation
               + Telecommunications 
         o Public Finance
               + The Budget Deficit
               + Government Revenue
               + Government Expenditure
               + Policy 
         o The Financial Sector
               + The Banking System
               + Money and Prices
               + Money Supply and Inflation 
         o The Balance of Payments
               + The Foreign Exchange Rate
               + Foreign Trade
                     # Exports
                     # Imports
                     # Trade Partners
                     # Trade Balance
                     # Trade Policy
                     # Transit 
               + Direct Foreign Investment
                     # Policy
                     # Investment Projects 
               + Foreign Aid
               + External Debt 
         o Prospects for Growth

Chapter 4 - Government and Politics (MacAlister Brown and Joseph J. Zasloff)

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         o The Lao People's Revolutionary Party
               + Origins of the Party
               + Party Structure
               + Semisecrecy of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
               + Ideology of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party
               + Leadership
                     # Internal Stability and External Influences
                     # Key Leaders 
         o The Constitution in Constitution of Laos
         o Government Structure
               + Bureaucratic Culture
               + Executive
               + Legislature
               + Judiciary 
         o Challenges to the Regime
               + Human Rights
               + Insurgents
               + Refugees
               + Political Opposition 
         o Mass Media
         o Foreign Policy
               + Basic Goals
               + Bureaucratic Complications
               + Economic Factors
               + Bilateral Relations
                     # Relations with Vietnam in Laos–Vietnam relations
                     # Relations with Thailand in Laos–Thailand relations
                     # Relations with China in People's Republic of China–Laos relations
                     # Relations with the Soviet Union
                     # Relations with the United States
                     # Capitalist Donor States
                     # Multilateral Donors

Chapter 5 - National Security (Nicholas C. Auclair)

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<ref name=cs>Auclair, Nicholas C. "". [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/latoc.html ''A country study: Laos''] (Andrea Matles Savada, editor). [[Library of Congress]] [[Federal Research Division]] (July 1994). {{PD-notice}}</ref>

         o The Armed Forces
               + Historical Background in Military history of Laos
               + Structure and Administration of the Armed Forces
                     # Lao People's Army
                     # Lao People's Air Force
                     # Lao People's Navy
                     # Other Military Units 
               + Manpower and Conditions of Service
               + The Defense Budget 
         o Threats to National Security
               + Internal Threats and Resistance Movements
                     # The Ethnic Liberation Organization of Laos
                     # The Hmong 
               + Foreign Military Presence
               + The Confrontational Relationship with Thailand
               + Relations with the United States 
         o National Police and Paramilitary Forces
         o The Criminal Justice System in Legal system of Laos
         o Narcotics and Counternarcotics Issues

end stuff

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   * Appendix. Tables
   * Bibliography
   * Glossary

Background note

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Religious freedom

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Human rights

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Minerals industry

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Travel report

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Crime and safety report

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HIV/AIDS

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