Metropolis and Nation in Thailand: The Political Economy of Uneven Development

ISBN-13: 9780367021641 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 158 str.

Bruce London

Opis

This qualitative study of the relationships between one primate city, Bangkok, and its hinterland, the Thai nation, breaks new ground in general sociological theory, redirects the study of city-hinterland relationships, and presents an interpretation of Thai political history that departs significantly from conventional analyses. Professor London finds a direct correlation between the nature of intergroup relationships and the type of parasitism or internal colonialism evident in center-periphery relationships. He concludes that Bangkok, through the operations of its decision-making elite, has historically been parasitic on the Thai nation and that primate city parasitism is essentially a political phenomenon, more complex than has been previously suggested.

Spis treści

Westview Replica Editions -- Preface -- Metropolis and Nation: Theory and Research -- The Statistical Primate City: Bangkok, Thailand -- The Political Primate City: The Distribution of Power in Thai Society, 1850-1973 -- The National Implications of Central Decision-Making: The Policy and Politics of National Integration -- The Regional Implications of National Decision-Making: The Policy and Politics of Regional Management -- The Meaning of Parasitism: Social Class, Political Power, and the Ecology of “National Unity”