The Political Economy of Telecommunicatons Reforms in Thailand
The Political Economy of Telecommunicatons Reforms in Thailand

Author: Sakkarin Niyomsilpa

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 1317741072

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A study of the changing character of state-society relations in contemporary Thailand, using the telecommunications industry as a case study. It examines the privatization and gradual reforms of the 1980s and 1990s and the political dynamics behind these policies, as well as conflicts and co-operation among the various players and their interests. The book also covers bureaucratic and political corruption and their implications for Thailand's political democratization and economic liberalization. It argues not only that the bureaucracy is no longer the dominant power in Thai politics, but also that the country has moved towards a more pluralistic socio-political system in which a broadly-based liberalization coalition has emerged.

Interpreting Development
Interpreting Development

Author: John L. S. Girling

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Published: 2018-05-31

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 1501719181

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A study of rapid capitalist development in Thailand and the rivalries generated not only between the older bureaucracy and the newer, rising entrepreneurial elite, but also between urban and rural entrepreneurs. Girling explores the classic problems associated with capitalism and democracy, the dangers and exhilaration of nationalist sentiment, the contradictions inherent in Thai development, and the rise of the middle class. His work is a fascinating reconsideration of problems that have faced many theorists.