"Island Southeast Asia was once a thriving region with products that found eager consumers from China to Europe. Today, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia are primarily exporters of their surplus of cheap labor, with more than ten million emigrants from the region working all over the...

Between subsistence and surplus -- Traditional economy, sustainability and subsistence : understanding India's north east / Tiplut Nongbri -- The post-colonial market : India's north east / Samir Kumar Das -- Developmental impacts on people -- Developmentalism and consequences : displacement and...