Kawthoolei and Teak: Karen Forest Management on the Thai-Burmese Border
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Date of publication
September 1997
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ISBN / Resource ID
OBL:48902
The Karen State of Kawthoolei has been heavily dependent on teak extraction to fund the Karen National
Union struggle against the Burmese military junta, the State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC).
Raymond Bryant explores the social and economic structure of Kawthoolei, and the way in which resource
extraction was more than simply a source of revenue � it was also an integral part of the assertion of Karen
sovereignty...
