Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
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Summary:
This paper focuses on Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Lao People’s Democratic Republic. The economic sectors have undergone significant restructuring. This restructuring has been concentrated on production capacities, quality and efficiency, thus contributing to economic growth and meeting the initial requirements for international integration. The government has also concentrated on the development of agricultural production to reorient the agriculture sector from semisubsistence and subsistence to commercial production to ensure the enhanced supply of raw materials to the processing industries, meeting the growing domestic requirements for agricultural products, and rapidly expanding agricultural exports.
Series:
Country Report No. 2008/341
Subject:
Agricultural sector Economic sectors Education Health Labor Technology
English
Publication Date:
October 21, 2008
ISBN/ISSN:
9781451822601/1934-7685
Stock No:
1LAOEA2008002
Pages:
240
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