The feminization of modernity
Subtitle: a case study of women migrant workers in a Lao garment factory
By: Latdavone Khamphouvong
Contributors: Samnakphim Mahāwitthayālai Chīang Mai
Series: Critical perspectives on regional integration -- 13. -- Laos in transition; Critical perspectives on regional integration -- 13.; Critical perspectives on regional integration
Publisher: Chiang Mai University Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Chiang Mai, Thailand]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9786163983879
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Women clothing workers; Social conditions; Women; Employment; Economic conditions; Rural-urban migration
Description: "In 1986, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) put into effect its 'New Economic Mechanism' (NAM) in its bid for modernization and development. With this national policy came the come the conversion of a predominantly agricultural and subsistance-based economy into one focused on commodity-driven production. The country's integration into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its signing of the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA) made official its integration into the regional and international economy. The once state-planned, socialist economiy was restructured into an open, liberlized one. One sector that has experienced marked growth is manufacturing, specifically the garment industry. Domestic and foreign-owned garment factories established beginning in the early 1990s now have Laos exporting 80% of its garment products to European Union (EU) nations"--back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-132) and index.

In English.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction; title: Chapter 2: Theoretical debate on the feminization of modernity; title: Chapter 3: Economic transition and ethnic migration patterns; title: Chapter 4: Urban lifestyles of female migrants factory workers; title: Chapter 5: Factory girls and modern practices; title: Chapter 6: Conclusion and recommendations.