Globalization, foreign direct investment, and urban growth management Policies and conflicts in Vientiane, Laos》.pdfVIP

Land Use Policy 42 (2015) 790–799 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Land Use Policy j o u r n a l h o me p a g e : w w w. elsev /locate/lan dusepo l Globalization, foreign direct investment, and urban growth management: Policies and conflicts in Vientiane, Laos Thanousorn Vongpraseuth a,1, Chang Gyu Choi b,∗ a Department of Urban Planning, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea b Graduate School of Urban Studies, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 133-791, Republic of Korea a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: This research focuses on the conflicts between urban growth management (UGM) in urban planning Received 18 November 2013 policy and the growing influence of globalization and foreign direct investments (FDI) in Vientiane, the Received in revised form capital of Laos. In order to answer the question, “Does FDI affect UGM in the capital city of Laos, Vien- 30 September 2014 tiane?” the article explores significant decrees, mandates, technical reports, field surveys, and interviews. Accepted 7 October 2014 The results revealed that FDI has been an important instrument in Vientiane for boosting the economy and supporting urban growth. On the other hand, core conflicts emerged between government growth- Keywords: management policies and the spatial impact of FDI regarding transformations