TY  - GEN
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ED  - United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
ED  - 
TI  - Lao People's Democratic Republic 1990
PB  - UNCTAD
KW  - LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
KW  - LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
KW  - ECONOMIC REFORM
KW  - DECENTRALIZATION
N2  -   The country is rich in mineral resources and has vast agricultural and hydro-electric potential. Inadequate physical infrastructure, shortage of skilled technical and managerial personnel and lack of financial resources have curtailed development.  The government adopted a new policy and programme of action of which the key component was decentralization of economic decision making, thus improving the performance of the public sector
ER  -