The Thai Economy

List of contents

List of figures, List of tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, Measurement and names, Kings of the Chakri dynasty, Governments and related events since 1932, Abbreviations, 1 National growth and the international context, 2 Incorporation and internationalisation: 1850–1957, 3 The establishment of a development framework: 1958–79, 4 Structural adjustment and accelerated growth: 1980–96, 5 The agricultural sector, 6 Uneven development: Bangkok in the national economy, 7 Income distribution, poverty and spatial inequality, 8 Thailand in the late 1990s, Notes, Bibliography, Index

About the author

Chris Dixon

Summary

This volume looks at the origins and consequences of the accelerated growth of the Thai economy since the mid-1980s, and explores the factors that set Thailand apart from other Asian, African and Latin American countries.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Dixon, Dixon Chris
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.12.1998
• EAN: 9780415024426
• ISBN: 978-0-415-02442-6
• No. of pages: 340
• Weight: 790 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Thailand, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Economic history, Development economics & emerging economies, c 1990 to c 2000, c 1990 to c 1999, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Development economics and emerging economies