Lessons from the ‘Unruly Edges’ of Markets in the Cambodia–Vietnam Borderlands

Sango Mahanty*

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    Abstract

    This essay considers how insights into the dynamic, interconnected, and high-stakes nature of frontier markets resonate with current disruptions in global commodity networks. In the book Unsettled Frontiers (Cornell University Press, 2022), I argue that the tangled social and material networks that constitute frontier markets are prone to rupture—a characteristic that holds significant implications for frontier landscapes and communities. Such processes of rupture—consequential and unequal in their effects—are evident in the disruptions we now see in the wake of Covid-19 and the broader unfolding of our current nature–society crisis.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number5732
    JournalAsia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
    Volume20
    Issue number16
    Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 2022

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