... from the central to the southern areas of Laos In this part of the report, we seek to understand the context of land concessions in Laos, including the development of the meaning of “land”, the ... sector22 (in Hat Yao), before the expansion of rubber into the other regions of the country In this sense, the history of the beginning of rubber in Laos resembles that of Thailand, in that it ... analysis of three important factors: the nature of the expansion of the rubber industry in Laos, the process of granting land concessions in Laos and for the case study projects, and the changes...