Tension in the Rolling Hills: Burmese Population and Border Trade in Mizoram

Julien Levesque and Mirza Zulfiqur Rahman

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Abstract: This paper first describes Mizoram’s Burmese population and its integration in Mizo society. It then examines border trade and its implications, with a particular focus on Aizawl’s central market, Bara Bazaar, to end with the role and attitude of the central and state governments in the tensions facing Mizoram.

Keywords: Mizoram; Burma; Population; Mizo Society; Border Trade; Aizawl Central Market; Bara Bazar; Tension; Central Government; State Government; Government Response; International Boundary; solidarity and dependency; Labours; Street Vendors. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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