Thailand Beyond the Crisis

ISBN-13: 9780415244473 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 351 str.

Peter Warr

Opis

This book includes recent research to give an accurate and up-to date picture of the status of Thailand's economic recovery. Featuring distinguished contributors, including many from Thailand, it addresses the topical subject of recovery after the economic crisis of the mid nineties. Issues covered include the social consequences of the crisis; public sector reform for sustainable recovery; financial sector reform; agriculture; manufacturing; education; and the environment.

Recenzje

'All the essays are well-balanced, carefully argued, with introductory overviews and conclusions ... Mr Warr's scholarly effort is to be commended; the volume could well serve as a core textbook for a course of modern Thai studies.' - Asian Affairs

Spis treści

Contributors
Preface
Note on referencing of Thai names
Map of Thailand
Part 1 Background to the Crisis and the Recovery Process
1. Boom, Bust and Beyond
2. Anatomy of the Crisis
Part 2 The Social and Political Context of the Recovery Process
3. Pluto-Populism: Thaksin and Popular Politics
4. Socio-economic Consequences of the Crisis
5. Developing Social Alternatives: Walking Backwards into a Khlong
Part 3 The New Environmenta for Economic Policy Making
6. Public Sector Reform: A Post-crisis Opportunity
7. Dealing with Debt: NPLs and Debt Restructuring
8. The Implications of a Flexible Exchange Rate
Part 4 The Long Term - Human Capital, Urbanization and the Environment
9. Education: The Key to Long Term Recovery? Sirilaksana Khoman
10. Urbanization: New Drivers, New Outcomes Douglas Webster
11. Natural Resources and the Environment Mingsarn Kaosa-ard
Index

O autorze

Peter Warr is currently John Crawford Professor of Agricultural Economics at the Australian National University