Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Language and Development in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region -- Chapter 2. Language and Education in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region -- Chapter 3. Language and Health in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region -- Chapter 4. Language and the Economy in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region -- Chapter 5. Language and Governance in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region -- Chapter 6. The Language Difference -- References