Thailand Economy And Politics

Author : Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Thailand
ISBN : UCSD:31822021328166

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Thailand, Economy and Politics by Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker Pdf

In the last few years, Thailand has emerged as one of the world's most dynamic economies. Yet Thailand is still little known and sparsely written about. This book is the first full-length overview of Thailand's economy and politics. It is based on a wide range of sources in both Thai and English. Its focus is on the second half of the twentieth century, set in a deeper historical context of Siam in the Bangkok era. It plots the transition from rice economy to emerging industrial power, and from absolutist monarchy to one of Asia's most open and lively democracies. The book will be useful for students, interesting for the general reader, and challenging for specialists.

Author : Ruth McVey
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0824822730

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Money and Power in Provincial Thailand by Ruth McVey Pdf

Most studies of Southeast Asian economic change focus on the phenomenal growth experienced by a few large cities, such as Jakarta, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore. Big business has been viewed as the economic engine fueling the region's growth and prosperity. Studies of the rural areas have concerned themselves with the social and environmental impact of metropolitan growth--villages emptied by migration to the big cities, cultures crushed by tourist development, and agribusiness and lush landscapes destroyed by the devastation of natural resources. The literature reveals that few analysts have examined the middle distance between metropolis and countryside. The contributors to this book have addressed the issue by concentrating on the intermediate level of economic, political, and social life--the world of Thailand's provincial cities and market towns. In the past decade the rise of frequently violent competition for business and political leadership in the Thai provinces, and the growing importance of provincial support for national powerholders, has drawn attention to the way in which these town and village centers are being transformed by capitalist development. This volume brings together some of the research inspired by this, drawing on a variety of disciplinary approaches, national backgrounds, and sites of study. Contributors: Daniel Arghiros, Chris Baker, Sombat Chantornvong, Kevin Hewison, Jim LoGerfo, Ruth McVey, Michael J. Montesano, James Ockey, Pasuk Phongpaichit, Maniemai Thongyou, Yoko Ueda.

Author : Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8791114780

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Thaksin by Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker Pdf

Thaksin Shinawatra has often been compared to Italy's Silvio Berlusconi. Both are fabulously wealthy media magnates who have entered politics. And both have a possessive passion for football. Berlusconi owns Forza Milan and, as many fans note with mixed feelings, Thaksin recently attempted to acquire a 30 per cent stake in Liverpool FC. But there is more to him than football. He became Thailand's prime minister in early 2001 after a landslide election victory in which he promised to 'think new, act new' to transform the country's economy and politics. Since then, Thaksin has been highly popular but also highly controversial. Two long-standing observers have described him as 'the best prime minister Thailand has ever had' and 'another grubby businessman'. This is the first serious study of Thaksin in English. It examines where he comes from and what he is trying to do. The authors, an economics professor and independent author, have written several other books on economics, politics and current affairs in Thailand.

Author : Richard F. Doner
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139475655

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The Politics of Uneven Development by Richard F. Doner Pdf

Why do some middle-income countries diversify their economies but fail to upgrade – to produce world-class products based on local inputs and technological capacities? Why have the 'little tigers' of Southeast Asia, such as Thailand, continued to lag behind the Newly Industrializing Countries of East Asia? Richard Doner goes beyond 'political will' by emphasizing institutional capacities and political pressures: development challenges vary; upgrading poses tough challenges that require robust institutional capacities. Such strengths are political in origin. They reflect pressures, such as security threats and resource constraints, which motivate political leaders to focus on efficiency more than clientelist payoffs. Such pressures help to explain the political institutions – 'veto players' – through which leaders operate. Doner assesses this argument by analyzing Thai development historically, in three sectors (sugar, textiles, and autos) and in comparison with both weaker and stronger competitors (Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Brazil, and South Korea).

Author : Anek Laothamatas
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429722707

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Business Associations And The New Political Economy Of Thailand by Anek Laothamatas Pdf

This book provides detailed empirical data regarding chambers of commerce, their peak organizations, and trade associations of Thailand that has moved away from a pure form of bureaucratic polity to liberal corporatism.

Author : Bruce London
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429727887

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Metropolis And Nation In Thailand by Bruce London Pdf

This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of Thai political history that departs significantly from conventional analyses. Professor London f

Author : Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Thailand
ISBN : UCSD:31822026177501

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Thailand's Boom and Bust by Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker Pdf

Completely revised since its first publication in 1996, this book is about the transformation of a country over one roller-coaster decade. It is about the econoics of boom and bust, but also about politics, social changes, and popular culture. "Digs much deeper than the superficial analyses of business trends . . . to explain how a whole society is being transformed by an industrial revolution of unprecedented speed."--Financial Times of London

Author : Andrew Walker
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780299288235

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Thailand’s Political Peasants by Andrew Walker Pdf

When a populist movement elected Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister of Thailand in 2001, many of the country’s urban elite dismissed the outcome as just another symptom of rural corruption, a traditional patronage system dominated by local strongmen pressuring their neighbors through political bullying and vote-buying. In Thailand’s Political Peasants, however, Andrew Walker argues that the emergence of an entirely new socioeconomic dynamic has dramatically changed the relations of Thai peasants with the state, making them a political force to be reckoned with. Whereas their ancestors focused on subsistence, this generation of middle-income peasants seeks productive relationships with sources of state power, produces cash crops, and derives additional income through non-agricultural work. In the increasingly decentralized, disaggregated country, rural villagers and farmers have themselves become entrepreneurs and agents of the state at the local level, while the state has changed from an extractor of taxes to a supplier of subsidies and a patron of development projects. Thailand’s Political Peasants provides an original, provocative analysis that encourages an ethnographic rethinking of rural politics in rapidly developing countries. Drawing on six years of fieldwork in Ban Tiam, a rural village in northern Thailand, Walker shows how analyses of peasant politics that focus primarily on rebellion, resistance, and evasion are becoming less useful for understanding emergent forms of political society.

Author : Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822030064075

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Thailand's Crisis by Pasuk Phongpaichit,Christopher John Baker Pdf

Phongpaichit (economics, Chulalongkorn U., Bangkok) and Baker (a freelance writer) discuss how Thailand got through its recent economic crisis. Emphasis is placed on four main themes: the economic and social management of the crisis, economic changes brought about by the crisis, the political origins and impact of the crisis, and internal debates about the crisis and future social directions. Distributed in the US by U. of Washington Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Author : Cavan Hogue
Publisher : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-06-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789812303523

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Thailand's Economic Recovery by Cavan Hogue Pdf

Thailand is a society in political, economic and social transition. Change is happening to varying degrees-at the national level and at the regional level where there are contrasting issues. Changes are positive, some are negative. This book looks at the various aspects of change as it impacts on business and the lives of the people.

Author : Randle C. Zebioli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 1619428555

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Thailand by Randle C. Zebioli Pdf

This book examines the economic, political and social issues facing Thailand today. The authors present topical research including an examination of the waste treatment system in metropolitan Bangkok; the competitive behaviour of commercial banks in Thailand; visual impairment and quality of life issues amongst elderly persons living in Northeast Thailand; exchange rate volatility and the demand for money in Thailand; S-curve dynamics of commodity trade between Thailand and the U.S.; the post-Asian financial crisis experience in Thailand; and insurgency in the Muslim changwat of Thailand.

Author : Indiana University. Institute of Training for Public Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Local government
ISBN : UOM:39015005125227

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Problems of Politics and Administration in Thailand by Indiana University. Institute of Training for Public Service Pdf

Author : Pasuk Phongpaichit,Chris Baker
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789814722001

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Unequal Thailand by Pasuk Phongpaichit,Chris Baker Pdf

Extreme inequalities in income,wealth and power lie behind Thailand’s political turmoil. What are the sources of this inequality? Why does it persist, or even increase when the economy grows? How can it be addressed? The contributors to this important study—Thai scholars, reformers and civil servants—shed light on the many dimensions of inequality in Thailand, looking beyond simple income measures to consider land ownership, education, finance, business structures and politics. The contributors propose a series of reforms in taxation, spending and institutional reform that can address growing inequality. Inequality is among the biggest threats to social stability in Southeast Asia, and this close study of a key Southeast Asian country will be relevant to regional policy-makers, economists and business decision-makers, as well as students of oligarchy and inequality more generally.

Author : Kevin Hewison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Capital
ISBN : UCSD:31822006622971

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Power and Politics in Thailand by Kevin Hewison Pdf

Author : Duncan McCargo,Ukrist Pathmanand
Publisher : NIAS Press
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8791114462

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The Thaksinization of Thailand by Duncan McCargo,Ukrist Pathmanand Pdf

A major reform package was enacted in Thailand in 1997, coinciding with the promulgation of a new constitution. However, the country's financial problems helped create the conditions for the emergence of the Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thai, or TRT) Party under the leadership of Thaksin Shinawatra, a wealthy telecommunications magnate. Since winning a landslide election victory in 2001, Prime Minister Thaksin has exercised an extraordinary degree of personal dominance over the Thai political scene. This book examines the emergence of the TRT; Thaksin's background; his business activities, relationship with the military, use of rhetoric, and wider political economy networks; and the future of Thai politics.