The Political Economy of Telecommunicatons Reforms in Thailand

List of contents

Telecommunications and contending interpretations of the Thai political system; the politics of regulatory reform - the first phase; the politics of regulatory reform - the second phase; telecommunications and political corruption; telecommunications concessions - politics and politicking. Appendices: summary of the major drawbacks of the First Draft Contract with the Charoen Pokphand group of companies; summary of the World Bank Report on the telephone project.

About the author

Niyomsilpa, Sakkarin

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Sakkarin Niyomsilpa
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.1999
• EAN: 9781855675414
• ISBN: 978-1-85567-541-4
• No. of pages: 252
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 498 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Thailand, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Communication Policy, Political Economy, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Postal & Telecommunications Industries