Contributions

  • Baker, Christopher John, 1948- - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur

Language

English

Word Count

112,250 words, Guess

Page Count

449 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing1149393
  • Goodreads4652625

Classifications

  • DDC330.9593
  • LCCHC445 .P39 1995

Description

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.

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