This outstanding contribution to our understanding of Thailand’s political economic system is perhaps the first major English-language work that provides an up-to-date analysis of the country widely hailed as Asia’s next newly industrialized country. Dr. Laothamatas argues that, at least in the realm of economic decision-making, Thailand has moved away from a pure form of bureaucratic polity to a system he refers to as liberal corporatism. He presents detailed empirical data regarding chambers of commerce, their peak organizations, and the nation’s trade associations, all of which will have a profound influence on the direction Thailand’s political economy takes. The book should be of great interest to students of Thai politics, as it directly challenges Fred Riggs’ “bureaucratic polity†model, which has so long dominated the thinking of both Western and Thai scholars. Policymakers and development specialists interested in the state-business relationship also will find the study useful, given the author’s deft placement of the Thai case in the context of the debate on modernization theory and the recent spate of writings on the role of the state in newly industrializing countries.
By:
Anek Laothamatas Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g ISBN:9780367016340 ISBN 10: 0367016346 Pages: 216 Publication Date:07 June 2019 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Note on Currency -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Rise of Organized Business -- The Principal Associations -- Associations and the JPPCCs -- Associations as Interest Groups -- The Economic Role of Associations -- Liberal Corporatism: The Thai Model -- Epilogue -- Studies of the East Asian Institute