This book is a specially edited account of the final report of the Public Affairs Foundation to the International Development Research Center (IDRC). The research project attempts to survey and analyse some selected problem areas with regard to refugees arriving in Thailand from Indo-China. The study is directed primarily at refugees from Laos and Kampuchea and covers the period up to the end of 1988. The first chapter presents different perspectives on the problem, including the terminology, determination of status, resettlement countries and special groups. The second chapter examines the Thai Government's policy towards displaced persons with a historical overview. The book then looks at the government policy directives concerning refugee camp administration, the organization of the camps and their actual administration. Having looked at the camps from the administrator's point of view, the report describes the attitudes and expectations of the displaced persons by groups (lowland Laotians, Hmong, Kampucheans). The fifth chapter focuses on the socialization of refugee children and youth within the camps. Statistics are given for the age of camp populations and numbers and the educational level of displaced persons within the camps. In addition, there is information on the expectations about the future of children in the camps. The final chapters discuss the impact of law on those seeking asylum in Thailand, emerging trends and future strategies.