Transition From Subsistence Agriculture to Rubber Plantations in Northern Laos: Analysis of Household Livelihood Strategies by Ethnicity and Gender

Kyoko Kusakabe and Chanthavisith Chanthoumphone

SAGE Open, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 21582440211011463

Abstract: The study examined livelihood changes in eight villages in Luang Namtha province of northern Lao PDR following the expansion in rubber plantations and analyzed its impact on gender roles and relations. All study villages are engaged in rubber production, but the impact is shaped by the context and history of the particular location. The study has demonstrated the importance of feminist political ecologist approach in analyzing the conjuncture and intersectionality, as well as the location that shapes these conditions to better understand the gendered impact of the introduction of rubber production. The concept of social interface has helped us to identify the shock that women and men face and the changes in access to resources as a result of the shock and the agencies that the people exercised.

Keywords: sex and gender; sociology; social sciences; livelihood; rubber; Laos; social interface (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440211011463

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