Building Social Capital in Thailand: Fibers, Finance and Infrastructure

ISBN-13: 9780521630580 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 244 str.

Washington DC) Danny Unger (American University

Opis

This book examines the recent rapid economic expansion in Thailand, and in Southeast Asia more generally. In a highly original argument, Unger considers the unique organization of Thai society, and the impact this has had on the country's institutions, and their political and economic outcomes. Unger takes an interdisciplinary approach, building on the literatures of social capital and embedded autonomy. The book's general, comparative discussion of social infrastructure is supplemented by case studies of specific sectors.

Recenzje

"...the book offers a provocative perspective...." Choice

Spis treści

Part I: 1. Striking bargains in Thailand; 2. Social capital and embedded agents; 3. Sociability and social capital: a tale of two Thailands; 4. Thailand's political economy; Part II: 5. Bargains between bankers and bureaucrats; 6. Controls and contestation: the Thai textile industry; 7. Incredible commitments and policy chaos; Part III: 8. Growing social capital.