Az Arany Háromszög felemelkedése és hanyatlása

The paper examines the rise and fall of Golden Triangle opium-producing region, by focusing on local economic social conditions, as well international factors that have affected opium production in Myanmar (formerly Burma), Laos, Thailand. By 1970, countries produced 70 percent world’s opium, but even late 1990s, figure remained 66 percent, only today has region become less significant, a result combination parallel non-interacting processes. Along with reasons for region’s rise, its decline prospective trends are examined.