I will look at how economic development has shifted into the border areas in Lao PDR, through a review of the literature on the subject. In terms of the development of Laos over the last decade, P(2005) states that the situation today is very different from ten years ago in 2005, when Pholsena mentioned whether Laos would become"land-linked" and be able to negotiate new socio-economic opportunities by opening its frontiers. Since then, the Laotian economy has based itself on a capitalist system using primitive methods of accumulation(Pinkaev, 2011), commoditizing its own natural resources such as for minerals and land, and seeking economic integration through an"open-door policy encouraging FDI in order to instigate economic growth